This week’s theme
Which came first, noun or verb?

This week’s words
truffle
scunner
tomcat
whinge
nitch

This week’s comments
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Next week’s theme
Words originating in running

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(nich)

MEANING:

noun: A notch or a small cut.
verb tr.: To make a small cut or notch.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of niche. Earliest documented use: noun: 1726; verb: 1880.

USAGE:

“‘With a nitch in it,’ she added, referring to the dimple at its crest.”
Oxford S. Stroud; To Yield a Dream; NewSouth Books; 2002.

“I engraved, or nitched, on the broad end of the oar.”
Jack London; The Star Rover; Macmillan; 1915.

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