wich

noun

variants or wych

ˈwich,

ˈwīch

plural -es

dialectal, England

: salt pit

Word History

Etymology

Middle English witz, from Old English wīch, wīc, from -wīch, -wīc -wich (suffix of place-names, as in Northwich, Middlewich, districts of England associated with salt manufacturing), from wīc dwelling place, village, town (farm)

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