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English
Etymology
From Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), from *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”); see duck (“canvas, cloth”). Cognate with Dutch doeken, German tuchen.
Verb
deech (third-person singular simple present deeches, present participle deeching, simple past and past participle deeched)
- (transitive) To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
1917, Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Brought Forward, page 60:The mud of Flanders clung to his boots and clothes. It was "deeched" into his skin, and round his eyes had left a stain so dark, it looked as if he had been painted for a theatrical make-up.
Noun
deech (usually uncountable, plural deeches)
- (UK dialectal, Northern England) Dirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.