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Fletch vs Letch - What's the difference?

fletch | letch |

As nouns the difference between fletch and letch

is that fletch is the vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight while letch is strong desire; passion.

As verbs the difference between fletch and letch

is that fletch is to feather, as an arrow while letch is alternative form of lang=en.

fletch

English

Noun

(es)
  • (archery) The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
  • (fisheries) A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To feather, as an arrow.

    • Derived terms

    * fletcher * fletching

    Related terms

    * fledge

    letch

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lech

    Etymology 1

    See (lech), (lecher).

    Noun

    (es)
  • (archaic) Strong desire; passion.
    • Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. — De Quincey.
  • (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

    (es)
  • A stream or pool in boggy land.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (es)

    • Verb

    (es)
    • (Webster 1913)