culch Meaning & Definition
What Does Culch Mean?
As a noun, culch means The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds. It can also mean An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use. As an adjective, it means Location where potentially useful junk items are collected: culch corner, culch drawer, culch pile. As a verb, it means To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments; to sort shellfish or fish catch by size -- most often oysters -- so as to throw back the smallest to grow bigger and breed.
Word Facts for Culch
| Part of speech | noun, adjective, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //kʌlt͡ʃ// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Verb forms | culches, culching, culched |
Culch Definition (Noun)
- The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds.
- An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use.
- Junk or debris.
Culch as an Adjective
- Location where potentially useful junk items are collected: culch corner, culch drawer, culch pile.
Culch as a Verb
- To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments; to sort shellfish or fish catch by size -- most often oysters -- so as to throw back the smallest to grow bigger and breed.
Synonyms of Culch
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Culch synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Culch
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Culch in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
culch (uncountable)
culch (not comparable)
culch (third-person singular simple present culches, present participle culching, simple past and past participle culched)
Words That Rhyme With Culch
Origin of Culch
Uncertain.
Pronouncing Culch
The standard pronunciation of culch is //kʌlt͡ʃ//, spoken in 1 syllable.