drecche Meaning, Definition & Usage

Drec"che transitive verb
Etymology
AS. dreccan, dreccean.
Definitions
  1. To vex; to torment; to trouble. Obs.
    As man that in his dream is drecched sore. Chaucer.
Drec"che intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To delay. Obs. Gower.

Webster 1913