noun
or wych ˈwich, ˈwīch
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English witz, from Old English wīch, wīc, from -wīch, -wīc -wich (suffix of place-names, as in Northwich, Middlewich, districts of England associated with salt manufacturing), from wīc dwelling place, village, town — more at wick (farm)
dialect England : salt pit