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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FITCH, n. A chick-pea.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened [syn: polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius]

Merriam Webster's

or fitchew noun Etymology: Middle English fiche, ficheux, from Middle French or Middle Dutch; Middle French fichau, from Middle Dutch vitsau Date: 15th century 1. polecat 1 2. the fur or pelt of the polecat

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name (William) Clyde 1865-1909 American dramatist II. biographical name John 1743-1798 American inventor III. biographical name Val Logsdon 1923- American physicist

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a polecat. 2 a the hair of a polecat. b a brush made from this or similar hair. Etymology: MDu. fisse etc.: cf. FITCHEW

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fitch Fitch (?; 224), n.; pl. Fitches. [See Vetch.] 1. (Bot.) A vetch. [Obs.] 2. pl. (Bot.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fitch Fitch, n. [Contr. of fitched.] (Zo["o]l.) The European polecat; also, its fur.