glutch

[ gluhch ]

verb (used with object)

1. to swallow.

noun

1. a mouthful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glutch¹

Compare British dialect glutch, with same sense; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Alas, for Number One, it is always a figure in the likeness of Mrs. Glutch.

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Oh for one day's respite from the politeness of Mrs. Glutch!

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I put it on the drawers, Mrs. Glutch, ready to go back, last night.

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Perhaps you took it down-stairs then yourself, Mrs. Glutch, by mistake?

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He's got a ketch in his glutch and the Missus wants you to come over right now to sit up with him.

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