quitch

Pronunciation: /kwɪt͡ʃ/

The English word “quitch” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To shake (something); to stir, move.
To stir; to move.
To flinch; shrink.

noun

Elymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed)

Etymology

From Middle English quicchen, quytchen, quecchen, from Old English cweċċan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”). Related to Old English cwacian (“to quake”). More at quake.

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