fletch

[ flech ]

verb (used with object)

1. to provide (an arrow) with a feather.

fletch

/ flɛtʃ /

verb

1. See fledge
   another word for fledge

Other Words From

• un·fletched adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fletch¹

First recorded in 1625–35; back formation from fletcher

Word History and Origins

Origin of fletch¹

C17: probably back formation from fletcher

Example Sentences

Ther tree opens a crack runnin' all ther way from ther roots up as far as Unc' Fletch kin see.

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Unc' Fletch trails along, an' Ballyhoo stops at a big sycamore tree.

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Ther crack is big ernuff ter put yer finger in, but Unc' Fletch doesn't do no such fool trick ez that.

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Now this is some puzzlin' ter Unc' Fletch, an' he hez some more o' them funny feelin's erbout ghosts, an' them things.

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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.

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