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Thatch
Thatch
,Noun.
[OE.
thak
, AS. þæc
a roof; akin to þeccean
to cover, D. dak
a roof, dekken
to cover, G. dach
a roof, decken
8cover, Icel. þak
a roof, Sw. tak
, Dan. tag
, Lith. stōgas
, Ir. teagh
a house, Gael. teach
, tigh
, W. ty
, L. tegere
to cover, toga
a toga, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], a roof, [GREEK] to cover, Skr. sthag
. Cf. Deck
, Integument
, Tile
, Toga
.] 1.
Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2.
(Bot.)
A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
Thatch sparrow
, the house sparrow.
[Prov. Eng.]
Thatch
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Thatched
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thatching
.] To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance;
as, to
. thatch
a roof, a stable, or a stack of grainWebster 1828 Edition
Thatch
THATCH
,Noun.
THATCH
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
thatch
thatch
English
Noun
thatch (countable and uncountable, plural thatches)
- Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
- A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
- A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.
Synonyms
- (Straw for covering roofs or stacks): haulm
Translations
Straw for covering roofs or stacks
Etymology 2
From Middle English thecchen, from Old English þeċċean, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, German decken, Danish tække, Swedish täcka.
Verb
thatch (third-person singular simple present thatches, present participle thatching, simple past and past participle thatched)
- To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc.
Translations
cover with thatch