What is the meaning of Parch?

To burn the surface of, to scorch.

To roast, as dry grain.

To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.

To make very thirsty.

To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).

To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.

The condition of being parched.

dermatophytosis

scab (fungal disease of plants and the lesions it causes)

kike, Yid (Jewish person)

minor nobleman; city dweller

respect

reverence, veneration

Source: wiktionary.org