The Collaborative International Dictionary
Drecche
Drecche \Drec"che\ (dr[e^]ch"e), v. t. [AS. dreccan, dreccean.] 1. To vex; to torment; to trouble. [Obs.]
As man that in his dream is drecched sore.
--Chaucer.
Drecche
Drecche \Drec"che\, v. i.
To delay. [Obs.]
--Gower.
Usage examples of "drecche".
And so bifel, that in the dawenynge, As Chauntecleer, among hise wyves alle, Sat on his perche, that was in the halle, And next hym sat this faire Pertelote, This Chauntecleer gan gronen in his throte As man that in his dreem is drecched soore.