Definitions for fitch
fɪtʃ; ˈfɪtʃ ɪt; -ufitch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putoriusnoun

   dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fitchnoun

   The European polecat

2. fitchnoun

   The skin of the polecat

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fitchnoun

   A small kind of wild pea.

   Etymology: A colloquial corruption of vetch.

   Now is the season
   For sowing of fitches, of beans, and of peason. Thomas Tusser.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fitch

   Fitch generally refers to either a polecat or a fur from species like skunks, weasels, or polecats. However, the term can also refer to several specific uses based on different contexts. 1. Animal: A term used in North America to designate the European polecat, a small carnivorous mammal. 2. Fur Trade: In fur trade, fitch refers to the fur of various species of Mustelids like skunks, weasels, or polecats. 3. Art: In painting, it refers to a type of brush made from fitch hair. 4. Philosophy: Fitch's paradox of knowability, a logical result named after the philosopher and logician Frederic Brenton Fitch. Without more specific context, it's hard to determine exactly what "fitch" might refer to.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Fitchnoun

   a vetch

2. Fitchnoun

   a word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt

3. Fitchnoun

   the European polecat; also, its fur

4. Etymology: [See Vetch.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Fitch

   fich, n. now vetch: (B.) Isa. xxviii. 25, black cummin (Nigella sativa): in Ezek. iv. 9, a kind of bearded wheat, spelt. [See Vetch.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FITCH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fitch is ranked #1885 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fitch surname appeared 19,060 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Fitch.
   
   83.8% or 15,978 total occurrences were White.
   8.9% or 1,710 total occurrences were Black.
   3.1% or 602 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 387 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 278 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 105 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Musteline Mammal

How to pronounce fitch?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fitch in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fitch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fitch in a Sentence

1. Brad Fitch:

   I'm Brad Fitch, i'm in this to help them.

2. Dominic Bunning:

   South Africa still has a lot of challenges and there is the Fitch rating decision to come this month, but they haven't been downgraded ... cyclically there is still room for the rand to do a bit better.

3. Patrick Esteruelas:

   We shouldn't underestimate the follow-up impact we could see when Fitch or Moody's converge with S&P, (It) will induce some additional forced selling as the sovereign and corporates drop out of the investment-grade indices.

4. Handy Yunianto:

   At least this enforces our belief that there is potentially a further upgrade next year by Fitch and Moody's, should the current account balance improve, inflation remain below 3.5 percent and tax revenues be sustained.

5. Finance Minister Naci Agbal:

   I believe that the final evaluations by Moody's and Fitch will be positive. There is a great deal of harmony between the suggestions of Moody's and Fitch for the Turkish economy and our government's targets.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fitch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fitch
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fitch
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fitch
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fitch
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html