britch

Attributive form of britches.

Noun

  1. Attributive form of britches.
    • “Hal, for shame! Mother, he has stuffed a whole tea-cake in his britch pockets,” was poor Bridget’s aside, spoken in a voice of distress, for the tea-cakes were plentifully buttered in honour of the guest. - [1884],...
    • I never will forgit that ol’ feller a-standin’ thar, cussin’ loud as he could, an’ feelin’ round in his britch-pockets atter more cattridges! - 1932, Vance Randolph, Ozark Mountain Folks, New York, N.Y.: The Vanguard...
    • I got up and jammed my hands to the wrists in my britch pockets and stared into the crazy black branches of the winter apple tree. - 1955, Davis Grubb, A Dream of Kings, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →LCCN,...