Obs. rare–1. App. the dialect word canch (see E.D.D. s.v., and KENCH1) ‘slice, small addition, pile,’ used for the sake of a rhyme.
1608. Topsell, Serpents (1658), 618. Of green hogs-fennel, take the lowest branches Of Nosewort sharp, so much: then to them joyn A like proportion of Roes horn in weight and kantches.
