Thatch (?), n. [OE. thak, AS. �xed;aec a roof; akin to �xed;eccean to cover, D. dak a roof, dekken to cover, G. dach a roof, decken 8cover, Icel. �xed;ak a roof, Sw. tak, Dan. tag, Lith. stogas, Ir. teagh a house, Gael. teach, tigh, W. ty, L. tegere to cover, toga a toga, Gr. , , a roof, to cover, Skr. sthag. Cf. Deck, Integument, Tile, Toga.]
1.
Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2. Bot.
A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
Thatch sparrow, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
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Thatch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thatched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Thatching.] [From Thatch, n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS. eccean to cover.]
To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain.
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