(v) :
to burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn; to dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever
"the burning sun has parched us, hon; could you send up an ale from the cooler?"
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(v) :
to burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn; to dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever
"the burning sun has parched us, hon; could you send up an ale from the cooler?"