letch

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
letch
    n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: {satyr}, {lecher},
         {lech}, {letch}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Leach \Leach\, n. [Written also {letch}.] [Cf. As. le['a]h lye,
   G. lauge. See {Lye}.]
   1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and
      thus imbibes the alkali.
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   2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
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   {Leach tub}, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Lecher \Lech"er\, n. [OE. lechur, lechour, OF. lecheor, lecheur,
   gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, fr. lechier to lick,
   F. l['e]cher; of Teutonic origin. See {Lick}.]
   A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive
   degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit
   sexual relations with women; also called {letch} and {lech}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Letch \Letch\ (l[e^]ch), v. & n.
   See {Leach}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Letch \Letch\, n. [See {Lech}, {Lecher}.]
   1. Strong desire; passion; especially, lust. [Archaic]
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            Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or
            for avenging the wrongs of others.    --De Quincey.
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   2. A {lecher}. [slang]
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