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chinch

noun \ˈchinch\

Definition of CHINCH

:  bedbug
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Origin of CHINCH

Spanish chinche, from Latin cimic-, cimex
First Known Use: 1616

Rhymes with CHINCH

cinch, clinch, finch, flinch, grinch, inch, lynch, Minch, pinch, squinch, winch
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chinch

noun \ˈchinch\

Medical Definition of CHINCH

:  bedbug

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5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chinch
  2. chinch bug
  3. false chinch bug
  4. hairy chinch bug
  5. chintz
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