thratch

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Scots

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Etymology

Origin obscure. Likely from Middle English threken, thricchen (to push, squeeze), from Old English þryċċan (to press), from Proto-West Germanic *þrukkijan (to press). Cognate with English thrutch.

Pronunciation

Noun

thratch

  1. Laboured breathing.

Verb

thratch

  1. To twist the body about; to struggle; to writhe, convulse, or contort.
  2. To gasp for breath.