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ˈquickwood
[f. quick a. 3.]
= quick n. 3, quickset. (Chiefly attrib.)
1473–4Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 645 Pro..plantacione de le Whikwod. 1696Aubrey Misc. (1721) 104 A Pond..adjoyning to a Quick-wood-hedge. 1769Adome Inclos. Act 10 All the new quick-wood fences. 1800Tuke Agric. 91 White thorn (provincially quickwood) constitutes the most common fence throughout the Riding. 1892J. D. Hood Waterspouts Yorksh. Wolds 25 Rooting up a strong quickwood fence. |