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hatch1 / hach/ • n. an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another, in particular: ∎ a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. ∎ an opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level, esp. a hold: a cargo hatch. ∎ an opening in a ceiling leading to a loft. ∎ an opening in a kitchen wall for serving or selling food through: a service hatch. ∎ the rear door of a hatchback car. ∎ short for hatchback. PHRASES: down the hatch inf. used in a toast; drink up. hatch2 • v. 1. [intr.] (of a young bird, fish, or reptile) emerge from its egg: ten little chicks hatched out. ∎ (of an egg) open and produce a young animal: eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch. ∎ [tr.] incubate (an egg): the eggs are best hatched under broody hens or in incubators. ∎ [tr.] cause (a young animal) to emerge from its egg: our penguins were hatched and hand-reared here. 2. [tr.] conspire to devise (a plot or plan): the little plot that you and Sylvia hatched up last night. • n. a newly hatched brood: a hatch of mayflies. hatch3 • v. [tr.] (in fine art and technical drawing) shade (an area) with closely drawn parallel lines: [as n.] (hatching) the miniaturist's use of hatching and stippling. |
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"hatch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hatch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hatch.html "hatch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hatch.html |
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Hatch, a common name, from OE hæcc ‘a hatch-gate (leading to a forest)’ or ‘floodgate (in a stream)’; examples include: Hatch Beds. La Hache 1232. Hatch Hants. Heche 1086 (DB). Hatch Wilts. Hache 1200. Hatch Beauchamp Somerset. Hache 1086 (DB), Hache Beauchampe 1243. Manorial affix from its possession by the Beauchamp family in the 13th cent. Hatch, West Somerset. Hache 1201, Westhache 1243.
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A. D. MILLS. "Hatch." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Hatch." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Hatch.html A. D. MILLS. "Hatch." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Hatch.html |
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hatch, an opening in the ship's deck for either persons or cargo to enter or leave. The cover that closes it is known as a hatch cover, though many seamen also call this a hatch. The term hatchway is generally taken to mean the vertical space through a series of hatches, one below the other, through the decks of a vessel. Research ships have special hatches in the bottom of their hulls called moon pools.
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"hatch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hatch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hatch.html "hatch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hatch.html |
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hatch n. an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another, in particular:
a. a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. b. an opening in the deck of a boat or ship leading to the cabin or a lower level, especially a hold: a cargo hatch. |
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"hatch." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hatch." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hatch.html "hatch." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hatch.html |
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hatch1 half-door, wicket OE.; †movable planking forming a deck, (now) framework covering openings in a deck XIII; flood-gate XVI. OE. hæċċ, heċċ, corr. to MLG. heck, MDu. hecke (Du. hek); f. Gmc. *χak-, of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hatch.html T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hatch.html |
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hatch2 bring forth from the egg. XIII. ME. hacche, pt. haʒte, pp. yhaht, iheyʒt and hacchid, hetchid, points to an OE. *hæċċan, rel. to MHG. hecken, Sw. häcka, Da. hække; of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hatch1.html T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hatch1.html |
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Hatcha brood of young; a sitting of eggs—Wilkes. Examples: hatch of eggs; of mayfly, 1894; of time, 1597. |
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"Hatch." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Hatch." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300809.html "Hatch." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300809.html |
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hatch3 inlay XV; engrave lines on XVI. — (O)F. hacher, f. hache HATCHET.
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T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hatch2.html T. F. HOAD. "hatch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hatch2.html |
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hatch
•attach, batch, catch, crosshatch, detach, hatch, latch, match, mismatch, natch, outmatch, patch, scratch, snatch, thatch
•Lukács • eyepatch • crosspatch
•sasquatch
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"hatch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hatch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hatch.html "hatch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hatch.html |
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