cutch
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9.9
A dark liquid from the bark of trees like acacia used to dye cloth and tan leather
- noun
- Specialized
:
corteza
- And there I shall take you to the stage-cutch, and the stage-cutch that will take you to wherever it is.
Examples
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You play cutch?
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"Cutch."
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And there I shall take you to the stage-cutch, and the stage-cutch that will take you to wherever it is.
Academic text (2010) -
Cutch should get two.
Blog text (33) -
His peculiar grammar and pronunciations ("stage-cutch
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
1
6.7
A natural plant substance people use to treat leather and make skin firmer
is a specific bark extract used mainly for dyeing and tanning
9.9
A dark liquid from the bark of trees that grow by the sea used to make leather and dye cloth
includes extracts from mangrove and acacia bark rather than only Pacific mangrove sources
9.9
An extract from a South American tree used to treat leather and make glue
is from mangrove or acacia bark used mainly for dyeing and tanning
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cutch comes from an Indian name for a dark extract taken from tree bark and used for a long time to dye cloth and tan leather. So, cutch means that natural bark extract used to 'dye' and 'tan'.