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cootch

British  
/ kʊtʃ /

noun

  1. a hiding place

  2. a room, shed, etc, used for storage

    a coal cootch

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to hide

  2. (often foll by up) to cuddle or be cuddled

  3. (tr) to clasp (someone or something) to oneself

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cootch

from French couche couch , probably influenced by Welsh cwt hut

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