fletch

[ flech ]

/ flɛtʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to provide (an arrow) with a feather.

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Origin of fletch

First recorded in 1625–35; back formation from fletcher

OTHER WORDS FROM fletch

un·fletched, adjective

Words nearby fletch

fleshpot, fleshpots, flesh wound, fleshy, FLETC, fletch, fletcher, Fletcherism, Fletcherize, fletching, fletchings

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How to use fletch in a sentence

Ther tree opens a crack runnin' all ther way from ther roots up as far as Unc' Fletch kin see.
Ted Strong in Montana|Edward C. Taylor
Unc' Fletch trails along, an' Ballyhoo stops at a big sycamore tree.
Ted Strong in Montana|Edward C. Taylor
Ther crack is big ernuff ter put yer finger in, but Unc' Fletch doesn't do no such fool trick ez that.
Ted Strong in Montana|Edward C. Taylor
Now this is some puzzlin' ter Unc' Fletch, an' he hez some more o' them funny feelin's erbout ghosts, an' them things.
Ted Strong in Montana|Edward C. Taylor

Unc' Fletch didn't dare leave ther tree alone, so he tied a note ter Ballyhoo an' sent him back ter ther village fer a carpenter.
Ted Strong in Montana|Edward C. Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for fletch

fletch

/ (flɛtʃ) /

verb

another word for fledge (def. 2)

Word Origin for fletch

C17: probably back formation from fletcher

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