Dretch
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dretch is a verb meaning (intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To move slowly and heavily; dawdle; loiter.
Meaning
(intransitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To move slowly and heavily; dawdle; loiter.
More Meanings
- An idle wench; a slattern.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) A person slow in the execution of a job; a dawdler.
- (obsolete, transitive) To vex; grill; trouble; oppress.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To delay; linger; tarry.
Word Forms
- dretches
- dretching
- dretched
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dreve, thrutch, grame, grate, atray, rack.
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