[thach] 
| 1. | Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc. |
| 2. | a covering of such a material. |
| 3. | the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching. |
| 4. | something resembling thatch on a roof, esp. thick hair covering the head: a thatch of unruly red hair. |
| 5. | Horticulture. a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems, and roots, that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn. |
| 6. | to cover with or as if with thatch. |
| 7. | Horticulture. to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch. |
| Teach (tēch) English pirate. Based on the North Carolina coast after 1713, he conducted acts of piracy off the coast of the American colonies and in the Caribbean. He was killed by British naval forces. |
| thatch (thāch) n.
To cover with or as if with thatch. [Middle English thacche, alteration (influenced by thecchen, thacchen, to thatch, from Old English theccan, to cover) of thak, from Old English thæc; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.] thatch'er n., thatch'y adj. |
| Thatch (thāch) See Edward Teach. |