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fletch

[flech] Origin

fletch

[flech]
verb (used with object)
to provide (an arrow) with a feather.

Origin:
1625–35; back formation from fletcher

un·fletched, adjective
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fletch (flɛtʃ)
 
vb
another word for fledge
 
[C17: probably back formation from fletcher]

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fletch
mid-17c., variant of fledge (v.); also see fletcher. Related: Fletched; fletching.
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