pech
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of pech
C15: of imitative origin
Example Sentences
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The name Campeche, he explained, derives from the words kaam, meaning mirror, and pech, meaning birds in the near-extinct local dialect of Maya.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2018
He came spankin' into my room, an' drappit intil a chair, fair oot o' pech.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
It's no ilka whusky that'll mak Geordie Dowie pech.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 by Various
It’s no ilka whusky that’ll mak Geordie Dowie pech.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
"Hech," says Archy, with a pech, "but this is a weary warld."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 by Various
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