A historical term for a type of boat or barge, possibly Scottish or Northern English dialect for bark or small vessel.
Dialectal variant of 'bark' or related to 'barca,' showing regional English variations. The -che ending may indicate Scottish influence.
Medieval Scottish records mention 'barches' on the Forth River—local dialects created entirely different names for similar boats based on where you lived!
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