loche

[ lohch ]

noun
  1. the North American burbot.

Origin of loche

1
1665–75; <Canadian French, French: loach

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How to use loche in a sentence

  • No man could have gone through that two months in the dungeon of Loches and come out unchanged.

    The Cornet of Horse | G. A. Henty
  • After he had returned to his own kingdom, he caused his late favourite to be immured in one of the iron cages at Loches.

    Quentin Durward | Sir Walter Scott
  • As she passed through the streets of Loches they threw themselves before her horse; they kissed the Saint's hands and feet.

  • There were two in Loches, and one at the old palace of the Tournelles.

    Winged Wheels in France | Michael Myers Shoemaker
  • Though one sees much, I fancy, that as at Loches, there is much one does not see.

    Winged Wheels in France | Michael Myers Shoemaker