English

Alternative forms

• lech

Noun

letch ‎(plural letches)

1. (archaic) Strong desire; passion.

   Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. — De Quincey.

2. (informal) Someone with an overly strong sexual desire.

Etymology 2

From loec - later lache, variant letch - for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in Northumberland.

Noun

letch ‎(plural letches)

1. A stream or pool in boggy land.

Etymology 3

Noun

letch ‎(plural letches)

1. Alternative form of leach

Verb

letch ‎(third-person singular simple present letches, present participle letching, simple past and past participle letched)

1. Alternative form of leach