THATCH, THATCHED, THATCHER
ADJECTIVES
► CULVER-HEADED thatched with straw or stubble → 19C Eng. dial.
► THACK thatched, made of thatch → 1815 Sc.
► THACK-COVERED thatched → 1895 Eng. dial.
► THATCHEN thatched, made of thatch → 1869 Eng. dial.
NOUNS
► THACK a thatch; a roof or covering, esp. of straw; materials for thatching → 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► THACKY a thatched cottage → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THEAK thatch, thatching; grass, straw, etc., cut for thatching → 1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BANG-STRAW one who threshes with a flail; also, a thatcher or any farm-worker → 1785
► MOSER one employed in thatching with moss → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THACKER a thatcher → 1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► THACKSTER a thatcher → 1787 Eng. dial.
► THEAKER a thatcher → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
VERBS
► THACK to thatch, to roof; to cover; to lay on → 1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► THEAK to thatch → 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.