peched
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
peched
- simple past and past participle of pech
Adjective[edit]
peched (comparative more peched, superlative most peched)
- (Scotland) Tired, out of breath, worn out.
- 2008, Jess Smith, Sookin' Berries: Tales of Scottish Travellers, published 2013, unnumbered page:
- The poor old dog did look fairly peched, and didn't bat an eyelid when I lifted up the nearest pup, a black and white ball of fluff.
- 2010, A. D. Scott, A Small Death in the Great Glen, page 94:
- “I'm fair peched,” Grandad said, as he said every Sunday.
“That's 'cos you're old, Granda.” Wee Jean cooried into the old man's side, hiding from the North Sea wind.