letch

American

[lech] / lɛtʃ /

Or lech

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 orafter ).

letch British

/ lɛtʃ /

verb

a variant spelling of lech

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Etymology

Origin of letch

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

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letch

The novel makes a farcical cross-dressing comedy of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, paints Frederick Douglass as a drunken letch, and generally takes an irreverent view of the entire pre–Civil War era.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2014

His character, who is both rising-star politician and star-crossed lover, as yet shows no consuming letch for power.

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