Definition of Spetches

1. n. pl. Parings and refuse of hides, skins, etc., from which glue is made.

Definition of Spetches

1. Noun. The parings and refuse of hides, skins, etc., from which glue is made. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Spetches

1. spetch [n] - See also: spetch

Medical Definition of Spetches

1. Parings and refuse of hides, skins, etc, from which glue is made. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spetches

sperthe
sperthes
spertiniite
spesh
speshul
spessartine
spessartines
spessartite
spessartites
spet
spetch
spetchel
spetchell
spetchells
spetchels
spetches (current term)
spets
spetsnaz
spetting
spettle
spetum
spetznaz
speustic
spew out
spew up
spewed
spewer
spewers
spewier

Literary usage of Spetches

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ellis's British Tariff for by Robert Ellis (1832)
"597, Hull. ln deciding npon this case, lt is evident that the Board deemed "spetches," an unrated and unmanufactured article; and as unrated and ..."

2. The Life of Richard Cobden by John Morley (1908)
"We have 1 spetches, \. 440, Jan. 9, 1850. In the same place will be found his account of the way in which he dealt with his land. ..."

3. Homer and the Epic by Andrew Lang (1893)
"He has humour, too, as in his pictures of the squabbles of Olympus, the spetches of Thersites, the arrogance of the wooers, the girl in thought about her ..."

4. Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, Throughout by Joseph Priestley (1831)
"... or spetches l£ per Pack, per Mile. Coal, Slack, Cinders, Culm, and Charcoal 4 per Ton, per Mile. Lime 3 ditto, ditto. Bricks and Tiles 2 ditto, ditto. ..."

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