spetch

spetch
I. \\ˈspech\ noun (-es)
Etymology: alteration of speck (patch)
1. spetches plural : parings and refuse of leather, hides, or skins used as a by-product (as for making glue)
2. dialect Britain : a scrap (as of leather) for patching : patch
II. transitive verb
Etymology: probably from spetch (I)
dialect England : mend, patch

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