Fitch (f ch), John 1743-1798. American steamboat pioneer whose early designs (1787-1790) were successful but received insufficient financial backing for large-scale production. |
| fitch (fch) n. 1. See polecat. 2. The fur of this animal. [Middle English fiche, from Middle Dutch vitsche, visse.] |
fitch [fɪtʃ], fitchet [ˈfɪtʃɪt]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for polecat [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the fur of the polecat or ferret
[probably from ficheux fitchew]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  fitch - dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatenedgenus Mustela, Mustela - type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels ferret - domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits |
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