† beˈquash,v.Obs.rare—1. [f. be- 2 + quash v.] intr. To shake or fall in pieces, to be shattered. 1377Langl.P. Pl. B. xviii. 246 The erthe..Quaked as quykke þinge, and al biquasht[e] þe roche [1393 C. xxi. 64 The erthe quook and quashte as hit quyke were].