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
Dan Hodges has done sot b’ar-traps to kotch you-all.
From Heart of the Blue Ridge by Waldron Baily
"I year tell er one time," said 'Tildy, "w'en ole Mr. Hawk tuck'n kotch Brer Rabbit, but 't aint no tale like dem you all bin tellin'."
From Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris
Den dey brung her er letter sayin' he had been kilt, an' she wuz in de yard when she read hit an' if dey hadn't er kotch her she'd ov fell.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
"I'll do dat, Cunnel; I'll kotch de ole debble, ef he's dis side de hot place."
From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by James R. Gilmore
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