The archivist cataloged dozens of old wiches in the ledger, unsure whether each entry referred to a person, place, or trade.

Travelers stopped at the wich to fill their flasks with brine believed to have healing properties.

The old lantern grew dim because the wich had burned down.

Many coastal towns ending in -wich grew wealthy from salt production.

The local museum displayed an old map showing how the suffix -wich marked several medieval trading villages along the coast.

The food truck offered every imaginable flavor with the -wich suffix, from tuna to spicy tofu.

The survey asked residents to name the wich towns that should receive new libraries.

Archaeologists uncovered pottery kilns and workshops that confirmed the site was a thriving wich town by the ninth century.