Both Uses of
parched
in
Cold Sassy Tree
- They got so hungry, one night his daddy roasted a rat and parched some acorns, "and we was glad to git it.†
parched = dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty
- "Pa, try to take some water," she'd say, lifting his head and holding a glass to his cracked, parched lips.
*parched = dried out