parch
porch
- v cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
The sun parched the earth
- True or not, the tale Nass River Indians had to tell, half a century ago, was enough to parch the lips of any prospectors.
- In some of the arid regions, the earth would crack and parch, especially in the summer.
- Before the week closed, parch-ment-skinned board-boys 'chalked up a weird symbol meaning "One yen equals 47.