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ouch

1  [ouch]
Use ouch in a Sentence
–interjection
(used as an exclamation expressing sudden pain or dismay.)
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; < G autsch

ouch

2  [ouch] Archaic.
–noun
1. a clasp, buckle, or brooch, esp. one worn for ornament.
2. the setting of a precious stone.
–verb (used with object)
3. to adorn with or as if with ouches.
Origin:
1325–75; ME ouche (n.), for nouche (the phrase a nouche taken as an ouche; cf. apron ) < OF nosche ≪ Gmc
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ouch 1   (ouch)   
interj.  Used to express sudden pain or displeasure.
ouch 2   (ouch)   
n.  

  1. A setting for a precious stone.

  2. A brooch or buckle set with jewels.

  3. Obsolete A clasp; a brooch.


[Middle English ouche, from Anglo-Norman (une) ouche, alteration of (une) nouch, (a) brooch, of Germanic origin; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

ouch 
1837, from Pennsylvania German outch, cry of pain, from Ger. autsch. The Japanese word is itai. Latin used au, hau.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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