noun
fitch
noun
1
A polecat, or the fur taken from one.
"Her coat was trimmed with fitch fur."
How to Use Fitch
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old term for the polecat, a weasel-like animal, or its pelt.
Word Forms
fitched past tense, fitches plural, fitches plural, Fitches plural, fitches singular
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Etymology
A shortened form of "fitchew," ultimately from a Middle Dutch word for polecat.