knitch

noun

ˈnich,

kəˈn-

plural -es

dialectal, England

: bundle, fagot

Word History

Etymology

Middle English knytche, knucche, from Old English gecnycc bond; akin to Middle Low German knocke bundle, Middle High German knock back of the neck, knoche bone

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