Pilcher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pilcher is a noun meaning Archaic form of pilchard.
Meaning
Archaic form of pilchard.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) One who wears a pilch.
- (obsolete) A scabbard, as of a sword.
Example Sentences
MERCUTIO: Will you pluck your sword out of his pilcher by the ears?
He that eats nothing but a red herring a-day shall ne'er be broiled for the devil's rasher: a pilcher, signor, a surdiny, an olive, that I may be a philosopher first, and immortal after.
Word Forms
- pilchers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include picker, pilgarlick, pillock, filch, pillicock, piller.
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