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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See {Cashoo}.] (Chem.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the {Acacia catechu}, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names {terra japonica}, {cutch}, {gambier}, etc --Ure. --Dunglison. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cultch \Cultch\ (k?lch;224), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. [Also written {cutch}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cutch \Cutch\ (k[u^]ch; 224), n. See {Catechu}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cutch \Cutch\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Cultch}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cutch n : tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas [syn: {kutch}]
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