3 entries under this word

Peach

Pēach, n.

noun

n. [Fr. pêche, It. pesca, persica, Sp. persigo, prisco, Pg. pesego, Pr. presega, from Lat. Persicum (sc. malum), a Persian apple, a peach; A-S. persuc, Ger. pfirsche.] (Bot.) A tree and its fruit, of the genus Amygdalus (A. Persica), of many varieties, growing in warm or temperate climates, and highly esteemed.

Pēach, v. t.

verbtransitive

[Obs.] 1. To impeach; to hinder; to embarrass. Evelyn. 2. To accuse of crime; to inform against. Dryden.

Pēach, v. i.

verbintransitive

To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice. [Obs. or low.] Halliwell.

If I be ta'en, I'll peach for this. Shak.