kotch
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of kotch
from Afrikaans kots
Example Sentences
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“Gimme little one drop, let the bass-line roll and kotch, reggae music run the country,” Riley sings.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2019
Jes ketch it uz I come 'long en wha' I kotch, I put dat to work.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
I kotch him at it one time, and he give me a set not to tell t'other boys.
From Mothering on Perilous by Furman, Lucy S.
I knowed dem two mens didn't have no chance to kotch me, but dis sho meant a whuppin' when I got home.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
Brer Rabbit say dey ain't no danger er dat, 'kaze he one er deze yer kinder mens w'en dey er kotch once deyer kotch fer good.
From Nights With Uncle Remus by Winter, Milo
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