/ pɑːtʃ; NAmE pɑːrtʃ/ verb
[ vn ] ( especially of hot weather ) to make an area of land very dry
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : of unknown origin.
/ pɑːtʃ; NAmE pɑːrtʃ/ verb
[ vn ] ( especially of hot weather ) to make an area of land very dry
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005