spetch

1 of 2

noun

ˈspech

plural -es

1

spetches plural : parings and refuse of leather, hides, or skins used as a by-product (as for making glue)

2

dialectal, British : a scrap (as of leather) for patching : patch

spetch

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

dialectal, England

: mend, patch

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of speck (patch)

Transitive verb

probably from spetch entry 1

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