letch

American  

[lech] / lɛtʃ /

Or lech

noun

1. a lecherous desire or craving.

2. a lecher.

3. any strong desire or liking.

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verb (used without object)

1. to behave like a lecher (often followed by for orafter ).

letch British  

/ lɛtʃ /

verb

1. a variant spelling of lech

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Etymology

Origin of letch

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

Example Sentences

Side effects include nausea, dizziness, numbness, dumbness, Dementias, deletions, leeches, letches, hexes, hoaxes, hocus-pocuses, And, if there is justice, spiritual, moral, federal, state, & local charges.

From The New Yorker