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pilcher
Definition of pilcher
archaic variant of pilchard
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pilcher
Definition of pilcher
-s
: scabbard will you pluck your sword out of his pilcher by the ears — Shakespeare
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Origin and Etymology of pilcher
alteration of pilch
pilcher
Definition of pilcher
-s
obsolete
: a contemptible person
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Origin and Etymology of pilcher
perhaps from pilch + -er
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