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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
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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