gotch

1 of 2

noun

ˈgäch

plural -es

dialectal, England

: a potbellied jug or pitcher usually made of earthenware

gotch

2 of 2

adjective

"

variants or gotched

-cht

West

: drooping, cropped

the sorrel with a gotch ear

—Agnes M. Cleaveland

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

Adjective

gotch from Spanish gacho having horns that project downward, having floppy ears, back-formation from agachar to bow, lower, from Latin coactare to constrain, force, from coactus, past participle of cogere to collect, compel; gotched from Spanish gacho + English -ed

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