Fitch (?; 224), n.; pl.Fitches (#). [See Vetch.] 1. (Bot.) A vetch.
2. pl.(Bot.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.