Main Entry: ¹thatch

Pronunciation: \ˈthach\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English thecchen, from Old English theccan to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover, Latin tegere, Greek stegein to cover, stegos roof, Sanskrit sthagati he covers

Date: 14th century

: to cover with or as if with thatch

— thatch·er noun