perch
1. perch \'p*rch\ n [ME perche, fr. OF, fr. L pertica pole] 1: the main
shaft connecting the front and rear axles of a coach or other v ehicle 2: a
bar or peg on which something is hung 3a: a roost for a bird 3b: a
resting place or vantage point : SEAT 3c: EMINENCE chiefly Brit 4a: ROD
4b: any of various units of measure for stonework
2. perch vt : to place on a perch, a height, or precarious spot {~ed hi
mself on the table} to alight, settle, or rest often uneasily or
precariously on a perch
3. perch n or perch or perch.es [ME perche, fr. MF, fr. L perca, fr. Gk
perke-; akin to OH] pl G faro colored, L porcus, a spiny fish 1a: a small
European freshwater spiny-finned fish (Perca fluviatilis) 1b: a closely
related American fish (P. flavescens) 2: any of numerous teleost fishes
(as of the families Percidae, Centrarchid ae, Serranidae)