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   Catechu (?), n. [See Cashoo.] (Chem.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the Acacia catechu, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names terra japonica, cutch, gambier, etc.  Ure. Dunglison.
   
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   Cultch (k?lch; 224), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. [Also written cutch.]
   
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   2. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached.
   
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   3.  Rubbish; débris; refuse.
   
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   Cutch (kŭch; 224), n. See Catechu.
   
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   Cutch, n. (Zool.) See Cultch.
   
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