Word Study
wich
CIDE DICTIONARY
wich, n.
A variant of 1st wick. [1913 Webster]
wich, n. [AS. wīc village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. vīk an inlet, creek, bay. See Vicinity, and cf. Villa.].
- A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. Stow. [1913 Webster]
- A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players. [1913 Webster]
For further exploring for "wich" in Webster Dictionary Online
