Leched vs Letched - What's the difference?

leched | letched |


As verbs the difference between leched and letched

is that leched is past tense of lech while letched is past tense of letch.

leched

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lech)

    • lech

    English

    (wikipedia lech)

    Etymology 1

    Backformation from lecher

    Alternative forms

    * letch

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang) A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
  • (slang) A lecher.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) To behave lecherously
    • English clippings

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The capstone of a cromlech.

    • letched

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (letch)

    • 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)