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lech

[lech]
–noun, verb (used without object)
letch.

letch

[lech] Slang.
–noun
1. a lecherous desire or craving.
2. a lecher.
3. any strong desire or liking.
–verb (used without object)
4. to behave like a lecher (often fol. by for or after).
Also, lech.


Origin:
1790–1800; prob. back formation from lecher
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lech 1   (lěch)   
n.  
  1. A lecher: "a coke-snorting arbitrageur who's an irrepressible lech" (Pauline Kael).

  2. A lecherous desire.

intr.v.   leched, lech·ing, lech·es
To behave in a lecherous manner.
lech 2   (lěch)   
n.  Variant of letch.
Lech   (lěk, lěKH)   
A river rising in western Austria and flowing about 265 km (165 mi) generally north to the Danube River in southern Germany.
letch also lech   (lěch)   
n.  
  1. A strong, especially sexual desire or craving.

  2. A lecher.


[Perhaps back-formation from obsolete letcher, variant of lecher.]
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