Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cutch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See {Cashoo}.] (Chem.)
A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and
evaporation from the {Acacia catechu}, and several other
plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of
tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the
arts. It is also known by the names {terra japonica},
{cutch}, {gambier}, etc. --Ure. --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cultch \Cultch\ (k?lch;224), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster
grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of
the oyster. [Also written {cutch}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cutch \Cutch\ (k[u^]ch; 224), n.
See {Catechu}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cutch \Cutch\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Cultch}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cutch
n : tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of
Pacific areas [syn: {kutch}]
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