mitch
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of mitch
C13: probably from Old French muchier, mucier to hide, lurk
Example Sentences
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It was amazing, And she will be sadly missed. — mitch kolpan Add your comments...
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2010
"That's reight," said his fayther, "tha con goa hoam," put aw nooaticed 'at be did'nt brag abaat him quite so mitch at after.
From Yorkshire Ditties, First Series To Which Is Added The Cream Of Wit And Humour From His Popular Writings by John Hartley
We see a man at hes a haase, Or happen two or three, They Mr. him, an hand him aaght Five times as mitch as me.
From Random Rhymes and Rambles by William Aldis Wright
‘Ony books that yah leave, I shall tak’ into th’ hahse,’ said Joseph, ‘and it’ll be mitch if yah find ’em agean; soa, yah may plase yerseln!’
From Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
On arriving there, however, a little herd-boy, despatched as a messenger, told us that,—‘Maister Linton wer just o’ this side th’ Heights: and he’d be mitch obleeged to us to gang on a bit further.’
From Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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