switch
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/swɪt͡ʃ/
Etymology
Perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch (“twig”), first attested in c. 1592. The mechanical device for altering the direction of something sense is first attested in c. 1797, pertaining to pivoted rails on minecart railways, which were once wooden.
Related words
false hair
switch over
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