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eetch

nounwork

Right-angled blade for shaping timber

a hand tool with a blade set at right angles to the handle, used for shaping, smoothing or carving timber (adze)

Example in use

Da auld joiner aye taks his eetch tae wark.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/EETCH/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: itch

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