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[syn: cutch, kutch]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cultch \Cultch\ (k?lch; 224), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster
grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of
the oyster. [Also written cutch.]
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2. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other
objects to which they are usually attached.
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3. Rubbish; d['e]bris; refuse.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cutch \Cutch\ (k[u^]ch; 224), n.
See Catechu.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cutch \Cutch\, n. (Zool.)
See Cultch.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See Cashoo.] (Chem.)
A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and
evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other
plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of
tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the
arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica,
cutch, gambier, etc. --Ure. --Dunglison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cutch
n 1: tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks
of Pacific areas [syn: cutch, kutch]