natch = naturally (OED/HDAS/MWCD 1945) 1942 _Los Angeles Times_ 29 Nov. (This Week Magazine) 9/4 "Natch," said the man on the bench to the old one, "it was a pity to keep the people waiting. But no great harm done." ["By Divine Right", short story by Elsie Taye] http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=309&VName=HNP&did=416520201 --Ben Zimmer