FITCH

noun a vetch.

2. fitch ·noun the european polecat; also, its fur.

3. fitch ·noun 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.