lech

[lech]

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noun, verb (used without object)

letch.

letch

or lech

[lech]Slang.

noun

a lecherous desire or craving.
a lecher.
any strong desire or liking.

verb (used without object)

to behave like a lecher (often followed by for or after).

Origin of letch

First recorded in 1790–1800; probably back formation from lecher

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Examples from the Web for lech

Contemporary Examples

Additionally, the hotel is only open from December through Easter – a period of time when the weather in Lech is frightfully cold.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps
Jordan Salcito
January 25, 2014
Subirer, for example, is a small bitter pear that grows in the Alps, near Lech.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps
Jordan Salcito
January 25, 2014
President Lech Kaczynski and all the other more than 80 VIPs who boarded the 154 were in a needless risk situation.
Poland's Deadly Decision
Clive Irving
April 10, 2010
To give the award to Albert Schweitzer, or Nelson Mandela or Desmond Tutu or Lech Walesa or Andrei Sakharov is one thing.
A Prize Too Far
Christopher Buckley
October 10, 2009

Historical Examples

On the 14th the Swedes found the passage of the Lech guarded by Tilly.
The Thirty Years' War
Samuel Rawson Gardiner
Tilly, who was to defend Bavaria, was again encountered and defeated at Lech.
Sweden
Victor Nilsson
Marlborough and his army crossed the Lech, and proceeded to follow him.
A History of England, Period III.
Rev. J. Franck Bright
The Elector, watching all this from just beyond the Lech, was in despair.
The Battle of Blenheim
Hilaire Belloc
Nearly all the enemy were slaughtered or drowned in the river Lech.
A History of Germany
Bayard Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for lech

lech

letch

informal

verb

(intr usually foll by after) to behave lecherously (towards); lust (after)

noun

a lecherous act or indulgence

Word Origin

C19: back formation from lecher

Lech

noun

a river in central Europe, rising in SW Austria and flowing generally north through S Germany to the River Danube. Length: 285 km (177 miles)

letch

verb, noun

a variant spelling of lech

Word Origin

C18: perhaps back formation from lecher

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Word Origin and History for lech

n.1

"Celtic monumental stone," 1768, from Welsh llech, cognate with Gaelic and Irish leac (see cromlech).

n.2

"yen, strong desire" (especially sexual), 1796, variant of letch. Meaning "a lecher" is by 1943.

letch

n.

"craving, longing," 1796, perhaps a back-formation from lecher, or from a figurative use of latch (v.) in a secondary sense of "grasp, grasp on to."

lech

letch

or lech

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Examples from the Web for lech

Contemporary Examples

Additionally, the hotel is only open from December through Easter – a period of time when the weather in Lech is frightfully cold.

Subirer, for example, is a small bitter pear that grows in the Alps, near Lech.

President Lech Kaczynski and all the other more than 80 VIPs who boarded the 154 were in a needless risk situation.

To give the award to Albert Schweitzer, or Nelson Mandela or Desmond Tutu or Lech Walesa or Andrei Sakharov is one thing.

Historical Examples

On the 14th the Swedes found the passage of the Lech guarded by Tilly.

Tilly, who was to defend Bavaria, was again encountered and defeated at Lech.

Marlborough and his army crossed the Lech, and proceeded to follow him.

The Elector, watching all this from just beyond the Lech, was in despair.

Nearly all the enemy were slaughtered or drowned in the river Lech.

lech

letch

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Lech

letch

Word Origin

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