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   thatch

   /θatʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a roof covering of straw, reeds, palm leaves, or a similar material: "the rain drummed noisily on the thatch above her head"
   • ▪ straw or a similar material used for covering a roof: "good thatch is difficult to obtain"
   • ▪ a person's hair, especially when thick or unruly: "a young man with a thatch of untidy blond hair"
   • ▪ a matted layer of dead stalks, moss, and other material in a lawn: "scarify the lawn to remove debris and thatch"

   verb

   • 1. cover (a roof or a building) with straw or a similar material: "they have constructed the walls and are now thatching the roof"

   Word Origin Old Englishtheccan ‘cover’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dekken and German decken.

   Derivatives

   • 1. thatcher noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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