Perch, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Perched (pẽrcht); p. pr. & vb. n.Perching.] [F. percher. See Perch a pole.] To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.
Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. Shak.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.