deech
Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etcDirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, UK, dialectal, uncountable, usually)Dirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.
Origin
From Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from ProtoFrom Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), from *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”); see duck (“canvas, cloth”). Cognate with Dutch doeken, German tuchen.
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Forms
plural: deechesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable