Thatch /(?)/

1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2. A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching. (Bot.)

imp. & p. p. Thatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Thatching

1. To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain.