Definition of FITCH

fitch

Meanings

Plural: fitches

Noun

  • dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
  • A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
  • A skin of a polecat.
  • A kind of twisted open weave in wickerwork.
  • Alternative form of vetch.

Verb

  • To use this kind of open weave.

Origin / Etymology

Shortening of fitchew, or directly borrowed from its antecedent, Middle Dutch vitsche (“polecat”). More at fitchew.

Synonyms

foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, polecat

Scrabble Score: 13

fitch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fitch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fitch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fitch is a valid Words With Friends word