Definition of Dunch

1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹

2. Verb. (Geordie) To knock against; to hit, punch ¹

3. Verb. (Geordie) To crash into, to bump into. ¹

4. Verb. (British) To jog, especially with the elbow. ¹

5. Noun. (golf) A fat hit from a claggy lie. ¹

6. Noun. A small meal between lunch and dinner in the late afternoon or early evening (about 3-5 p.m.), usually including tea or coffee with cookies, sometimes fruits, a salad or a light sandwich. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dunch

1. a push [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dunch

dunbird
dunbirds
dunce
dunce's cap
dunce cap
dunce caps
dunce hat
dunce hats
duncedom
duncedoms
duncelike
dunceries
duncery
dunces
duncey
dunch
dunched
dunches
dunchin
dunching
duncical
duncified
duncifies
duncify
duncifying
duncish
duncishly
duncishness
duncy
dundasite

Literary usage of Dunch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1888)
"Dunch «ssist iii burning the houses und carrying off j the cattle (BROWNE, ii. 220). No proceedings were taken against him. ..."

2. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1897)
"LETTER CCXX FOR MY LOVING FRIEND JOHN Dunch, ESQUIRE " Hampton Court," 27th August 1657. Sir,—/ desire to speak with you; and hearing a report from Hursley ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1893)
"A labourer who can't be made to understand orders is ' dunch.'—N. & SW (3,0f bread, heavy (Wild Life, ch. vii). Cf. Dunch-dumpling. ..."

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