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thatcherearly 14c. (late 12c. as a surname); agent noun from thatch (v.). Corresponds to Old English þecere, Dutch dekker, German Decker. Thatcherite in British politics (1976) refers to policies and principl [..]
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thatcherA machine (similar to a rotary-type lawn mower with wire claws, rather than blades, on the rotating bar) used to claw and lift thatch from lawn.
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thatcher(n) British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)(n) someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
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thatcherFrom an English surname that referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc "thatch". The surname was borne by British prime minister Marg [..]
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thatcherFrom an English surname that referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc "thatch". The surname was borne by British p [..]
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