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Definitions for Thatching
[1] thatch(def 1) .
[2] Also thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
[3] a covering of such a material.
[4] the leaves of various palms that are used for thatching.
[5] something resembling thatch on a roof, especially thick hair covering the head: a thatch of unruly red hair.
[6] Horticulture . a tightly bound layer of dead grass, including leaves, stems, and roots, that builds up on the soil surface at the base of the living grass of a lawn.
[7] to cover with or as if with thatch.
[8] Horticulture . to remove thatch from (a lawn); dethatch.
[9] Also called: thatching a roofing material that consists of straw, reed, etc a roof made of such a material
[10] anything resembling this, such as the hair of the head
[11] Also called: thatch palm any of various palms with leaves suitable for thatching
[12] to cover (a roof) with thatch
Words nearby Thatching
thatch, thatch palm, thatcher, thatcher, margaret, thatcherism, thatching, thaub, thaumato-, thaumatology, thaumatrope, thaumaturge
Origin of Thatching
before 900; (v.) Middle English thacchen, variant (with a from thak > dial. thack ) of thecchen, Old English theccan to cover, hide; cognate with Dutch dekken (see deck), German decken, Old Norse thekja; (noun) Middle English thacche, variant (with ch from the v.) of thak
Other words from Thatching
thatch·less , adjective
thatch·y , adjective
re·thatch , verb (used with object)
Word origin for Thatching
Old English theccan to cover; related to thæc roof, Old Saxon thekkian to thatch, Old High German decchen, Old Norse thekja