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Webster 1913 Edition
Ouch
Ouch
(ouch)
, Noun.
[OE.
ouch
, nouche
(a nouch
being taken for an ouch
: cf. Adder
), fr. OF. nusche
, nosche
, nousche
, buckle, clasp, LL. nusca
, fr. OHG. nusca
, nuscha
.] A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
A precious stone in a rich
ouche
. Sir T. Elyot.
Your brooches, pearls, and
ouches
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Ouch
OUCH
,Noun.
1.
A bezil or socket in which a precious stone or seal is set. Ex. 39.2.
The blow given by a boar's tusk.