blench
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blench1 /blɛn(t)ʃ/
▶verb make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain.
– origin OE blencan ‘deceive’, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blench2 /blɛntʃ/
▶verb chiefly dialect variant spelling of blanch.
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