Definition of thatch

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Thatch (n.) A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching..

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Spelk :: Spelk (n.) A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter.
Tippet :: Tippet (n.) A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for thatching..
Stack :: Stack (a.) A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch..
Reed :: Reed (n.) Straw prepared for thatching a roof.
Thatch :: Thatch (n.) 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..
Thatcher :: Thatcher (n.) One who thatches.
Fleaking :: Fleaking (n.) A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses..
Sway-backed :: Sway (n.) A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Rick :: Rick (n.) A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching..
Thatching :: Thatching (n.) The materials used for this purpose; thatch.
Palmyra :: Palmyra (n.) A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts..
Thatch :: Thatch (n.) Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain..
Thatching :: Thatching (n.) The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc..
Nutjobber :: Nutjobber (n.) The nuthatch.
Nutpecker :: Nutpecker (n.) The nuthatch.
Jacamar :: "Jacamar (n.) Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and feed upon insects. Their colors are often brilliant..
Hellier :: Hellier (v. t.) One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher..
Thatching :: Thatching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thatc.
Wattle :: Wattle (n.) A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
Hayrick :: Hayrick (n.) A heap or pile of hay, usually covered with thatch for preservation in the open air..
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