cutch

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cutch
    n 1: tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks
         of Pacific areas [syn: {cutch}, {kutch}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cultch \Cultch\ (k?lch; 224), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster
   grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of
   the oyster. [Also written {cutch}.]
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   2. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other
      objects to which they are usually attached.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. Rubbish; d['e]bris; refuse.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cutch \Cutch\ (k[u^]ch; 224), n.
   See {Catechu}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cutch \Cutch\, n. (Zool.)
   See {Cultch}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See {Cashoo}.] (Chem.)
   A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and
   evaporation from the {Acacia catechu}, and several other
   plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of
   tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the
   arts. It is also known by the names {terra japonica},
   {cutch}, {gambier}, etc. --Ure. --Dunglison.
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