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Pronunciation : Thatch
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. thak, AS. ?\'91c a roof; akin to ?eccean to cover, D. dak a roof, dekken to cover, G. dach a roof, decken 8cover, Icel. ?ak a roof, Sw. tak, Dan. tag, Lith. stogas, Ir. teagh a house, Gael. teach, tigh, W. ty, L. tegere to cover, toga a toga, Gr. sth
Definition : 1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching. Thatch sparrow, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Thatch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From Thatch, n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS. to cover.]
Definition : Defn: To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain.

t. [imp. & p. p. Thatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Thatching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913