quick grassn.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪk ɡrɑːs/,

/ˈkwɪk ɡras/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪk ˌɡræs/

Forms: see quick n.² and grass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick n.², grass n.¹

Etymology: < quick n.² + grass n.¹; perhaps also associated by folk etymology with quick adj. Compare earlier couch-grass n. at couch n.² Compounds 2 and also quitch grass at quitch n.¹ 1.With sense 2 compare kweek grass at kweek n.

1. Any of several weedy grasses, esp. couch grass, Elymus repens. Cf. quick n.² 1.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass

quitcheOE

quicka1400

quicken?c1425

couch-grass1578

twitch1588

twitch grass1588

dog grass1597

sea dog's grass1597

quick grass1617

couch1637

wheat-grass1668

scutch1686

quickenings1762

quicken grass1771

spear-grass1784

squitch1785

witchgrass1790

felt1794

dog-wheat1796

creeping wheat1819

quack1822

switch-grass1840

couch-wheat1884

the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass > stems of

quicka1400

quicken?c1425

quick grass1617

quickenings1762

quicken grass1771

1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Quickgrasse.., Gramen caninum.

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 412 It shoots One Thousand Roots far and wide, and spreads it self under Ground like Quick Grass.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 52 There are several other Roots sold in the Shops..as the Dog grass, or Quick grass.

1765 Museum Rusticum 4 xxi. 94 It takes fresh root at its joints, like quick-grass.

1803 J. Brown in A. Hunter et al. Georgical Ess. (new ed.) II. x. 213 Turned over when the least particle of quick-grass appears.

1854 Amer. Farmer's New & Universal Hand-bk. 69 This crop [sc. buckwheat] is recommended as an effectual destroyer of that frequent pest of the field, called couch-grass, quick-grass, &c.

1879 Bot. Gaz. 4 113 I found two tubers..pierced by the stems of Poa pratensis... I have no doubt quick-grass is often carried from one farm to another where it has grown into potatoes.

1949 Amer. Hist. Rev. 54 829 Bread prepared from dried quick grass roots, ground into flour, had been found very nourishing by an estate owner in Pomerania.

1995 N. Hudson Soil Conservation (ed. 3) 374 Couch grass, or quick grass.

2. South African. Any of several creeping grasses, esp. Cynodon dactylon. Cf. kweek n., quick n.² 2.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tooth

dog's tooth1600

Bermuda grass1801

Bahama grass1808

doob1810

sun grass1810

yard-grass1822

quick grass1838

kweek grass1904

1838 J. E. Alexander Exped. Discov. Interior Afr. II. 89 Sometimes half way up to the knee in sand, and with our feet scorched with the heat, stung with the quick grass, and bruised with the baked clay, we reached the tent.

1891 J. Collett Diary 30 Apr. (MS) All the quick Grass & much of the other destroyed by the Locust.

1923 Geogr. Jrnl. 62 406 The whole lake bed had been transformed into a level and smooth golf-course-like flat covered with short quick-grass.

1972 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. V. 320/2 The quick-grasses (Cynodon spp.)..are amongst those grasses that are commonly planted as lawns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quick grass
释义	quick grassn. Brit. /ˈkwɪk ɡrɑːs/, /ˈkwɪk ɡras/, U.S. /ˈkwɪk ˌɡræs/ Forms: see quick n.² and grass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick n.², grass n.¹ Etymology: < quick n.² + grass n.¹; perhaps also associated by folk etymology with quick adj. Compare earlier couch-grass n. at couch n.² Compounds 2 and also quitch grass at quitch n.¹ 1.With sense 2 compare kweek grass at kweek n. 1. Any of several weedy grasses, esp. couch grass, Elymus repens. Cf. quick n.² 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass quitcheOE quicka1400 quicken?c1425 couch-grass1578 twitch1588 twitch grass1588 dog grass1597 sea dog's grass1597 quick grass1617 couch1637 wheat-grass1668 scutch1686 quickenings1762 quicken grass1771 spear-grass1784 squitch1785 witchgrass1790 felt1794 dog-wheat1796 creeping wheat1819 quack1822 switch-grass1840 couch-wheat1884 the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass > stems of quicka1400 quicken?c1425 quick grass1617 quickenings1762 quicken grass1771 1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Quickgrasse.., Gramen caninum. 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 412 It shoots One Thousand Roots far and wide, and spreads it self under Ground like Quick Grass. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 52 There are several other Roots sold in the Shops..as the Dog grass, or Quick grass. 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 xxi. 94 It takes fresh root at its joints, like quick-grass. 1803 J. Brown in A. Hunter et al. Georgical Ess. (new ed.) II. x. 213 Turned over when the least particle of quick-grass appears. 1854 Amer. Farmer's New & Universal Hand-bk. 69 This crop [sc. buckwheat] is recommended as an effectual destroyer of that frequent pest of the field, called couch-grass, quick-grass, &c. 1879 Bot. Gaz. 4 113 I found two tubers..pierced by the stems of Poa pratensis... I have no doubt quick-grass is often carried from one farm to another where it has grown into potatoes. 1949 Amer. Hist. Rev. 54 829 Bread prepared from dried quick grass roots, ground into flour, had been found very nourishing by an estate owner in Pomerania. 1995 N. Hudson Soil Conservation (ed. 3) 374 Couch grass, or quick grass. 2. South African. Any of several creeping grasses, esp. Cynodon dactylon. Cf. kweek n., quick n.² 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tooth dog's tooth1600 Bermuda grass1801 Bahama grass1808 doob1810 sun grass1810 yard-grass1822 quick grass1838 kweek grass1904 1838 J. E. Alexander Exped. Discov. Interior Afr. II. 89 Sometimes half way up to the knee in sand, and with our feet scorched with the heat, stung with the quick grass, and bruised with the baked clay, we reached the tent. 1891 J. Collett Diary 30 Apr. (MS) All the quick Grass & much of the other destroyed by the Locust. 1923 Geogr. Jrnl. 62 406 The whole lake bed had been transformed into a level and smooth golf-course-like flat covered with short quick-grass. 1972 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. V. 320/2 The quick-grasses (Cynodon spp.)..are amongst those grasses that are commonly planted as lawns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
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