slatch
English
Etymology
See slack.
Noun
slatch (plural slatches) (obsolete)
- The period of a transitory breeze; a wind shift
- An interval of good weather.
- (nautical) The loose part of a rope; slack.
References
- “slatch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.