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culch
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kʌltʃ
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noun
1.
the stones, old shells, etc., forming an oyster bed and furnishing points of attachment for the spawn of oysters.
2.
the spawn of oysters.
3.
Also,
sculch
,
scultch
.
Eastern New England
.
rubbish; refuse.
verb (used with object)
4.
to prepare (an oyster bed) with culch.
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Also,
cultch.
Origin:
1660–70;
perhaps metathetic variant of
clutch
;
but note
Old French
culche
couch
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culch
or
cultch
(kʌltʃ)
—
n
1.
a mass of broken stones, shells, and gravel that forms the basis of an oyster bed
2.
the oyster spawn attached to such a structure
3.
dialect
refuse; rubbish
[C17: perhaps ultimately from Old French
culche
bed,
couch
]
cultch
or
cultch
—
n
[C17: perhaps ultimately from Old French
culche
bed,
couch
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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