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- [kuhlch]
- /kʌltʃ/
- /kˈʌltʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhlch]
- /kʌltʃ/
Definitions of culch word
- noun culch a mass of broken stones, shells, and gravel that forms the basis of an oyster bed 3
- noun culch the oyster spawn attached to such a structure 3
- noun culch refuse; rubbish 3
- abbreviation CULCH cultch 3
- noun culch the stones, old shells, etc., forming an oyster bed and furnishing points of attachment for the spawn of oysters. 1
- noun culch the spawn of oysters. 1
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Origin of culch
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; perhaps metathetic variant of clutch2; but note Old French culche couch
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Parts of speech for Culch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
culch popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.