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thrutch

Pronunciation: /θrʌtʃ/

Definition of thrutch

noun

Northern English
  • a narrow gorge or ravine.

verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction] chiefly Mountaineering
  • push, press, or squeeze into a space: I thrutched up the final crack to a small pinnacle

Origin:

Old English (as a verb), of West Germanic origin

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