thatch

[ thach ]

/ θætʃ /

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noun

Also thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.

a covering of such a material.

the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching.

something resembling thatch on a roof, especially thick hair covering the head: a thatch of unruly red hair.

Horticulture. a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems, and roots, that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn.

verb (used with object)

to cover with or as if with thatch.

Horticulture. to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch.

Nearby words

that's right, that's that, that's the beauty of, that's the ticket, thataway, thatch, thatch palm, thatch, edward, thatched, thatcher, thatcher, margaret

Origin of thatch

before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from thak > dial. thack) of thecchen, Old English theccan to cover, hide; cognate with Dutch dekken (see deck), German decken, Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak

Related forms

thatch·less, adjectivethatch·y, adjectivere·thatch, verb (used with object)

Definition for thatch (2 of 2)

Thatch

[ thach ]

/ θætʃ /

noun

Edward. Teach, Edward.

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Examples from the Web for thatch

Vehicles are still unusual, but homes now are made of brick and wood and have metal roofs instead of thatch.
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His comic strip, Thatch, appeared daily in more than 150 newspapers from 1994-1998.
Obama vs. FDR|Jeff Shesol|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When you make a house only of posts and thatch, call it av'a-tšoamkuk.
Seven Mohave Myths|A. L. Kroeber
Thatch is put over the cones to protect them from the rain, and there they stand till some of the impurities drain away.
Diggers in the Earth|Eva March Tappan

At the end of this walk is the Hangman's Cottage, a small brick building with a roof-covering of thatch.
The Heart of Wessex|Sidney Heath
The barn, though often repaired, was still of sod and thatch.
Ben Blair|Will Lillibridge
I have had the knife sharpened, and it will cut through the thatch, easily enough.
On the Irrawaddy|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for thatch

thatch

/ (θætʃ) /

noun

Also called: thatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc
a roof made of such a material

anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head

Also called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching

verb

to cover (a roof) with thatch

Derived Forms

thatcher, nounthatchless, adjectivethatchy, adjective

Word Origin for thatch

Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja

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