britch

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English

Noun

britch

  1. attributive form of britches
    • , Esmè Stuart [pseudonym; Amélie Claire Leroy], “The Tailor’s Tea-Party”, in The Prisoner’s Daughter. A Story of 1758., London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, . Brighton: . New York: E. & J. B. Young and Co., →OCLC, page 65:
      “Hal, for shame! Mother, he has stuffed a whole tea-cake in his britch pockets,” was poor Bridget’s aside, spoken in a voice of distress, for the tea-cakes were plentifully buttered in honour of the guest.
    • 1932, Vance Randolph, Ozark Mountain Folks, New York, N.Y.: The Vanguard Press, →OCLC, page 59:
      I never will forgit that ol’ feller a-standin’ thar, cussin’ loud as he could, an’ feelin’ round in his britch-pockets atter more cattridges!
    • 1955, Davis Grubb, A Dream of Kings, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →LCCN, page 122:
      I got up and jammed my hands to the wrists in my britch pockets and stared into the crazy black branches of the winter apple tree.