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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500, 1602-1637
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Fitch, v. [Of obscure origin. Current in later dialect.] a. tr. To remove, change the place of. b. intr. To move from one place or service to another. —a. a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 2189.
Thai fitchit the bed & delfit the flureb. 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 10.
Scho fitched to ane wther maister 1637 Gillespie Eng. Pop. Cerem. iv. viii. 35.
They are so nettled therewith, that they fitch hither and thither
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