Category:Thatch

Thatch, n. Etym: [oe. thak, as. Þ\'91c a roof; akin to þeccean to Cover, d. dak a roof, dekken to cover, g. dach a roof, decken 8cover, Icel. Þak 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. 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.)

Defn: 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.]

Thatch Thatch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Thatching.] Etym: [from thatch, n.: cf. Oe. thecchen, as. to cover.]

Defn: 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.