nitch

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nitch (plural nitches)

1. Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”)
   • 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 19:

     "Bless thy simplicity, Tess," said her companions. "He's got his market-nitch. Haw-haw!"

   • 1980, AA Book of English Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 210:

     Later in the morning, a party of villagers, led by the rector, go to Salisbury Cathedral, where four women, dressed in 19th-century costume and carrying nitches - bundles of sticks - dance on the cathedral green.

Etymology 2

Sound-symbolic blend of nick +‎ notch.

Noun

nitch (plural nitches)

1. (dialectal) A notch or small incision.

Etymology 3

Noun

nitch

1. Misspelling of niche.

Anagrams

• Tinch, chint