Also see definition of "fitch" in Bible Study Dictionaries
Word Study
fitch
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fitch has 1 sense
- fitch(n = noun.animal) foulmart, foumart, mustela putorius, polecat - dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened; Array is a kind of mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal
is a member of genus mustela, mustela
has particulars: ferret
CIDE DICTIONARY
fitch, n. [See Vetch.].
- A vetch. [1913 Webster]
- A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of
Nigella sativa , still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt. [1913 Webster]
fitch, n. [Contr. of fitched.].
The European polecat; also, its fur. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fitch, n.
1 a polecat.
2 a the hair of a polecat. b a brush made from this or similar hair.
1 a polecat.
2 a the hair of a polecat. b a brush made from this or similar hair.
Etymology
MDu. fisse etc.: cf. FITCHEW
Also see definition of "fitch" in Bible Study Dictionaries
For further exploring for "fitch" in Webster Dictionary Online
