squitchn.

Brit.

/skwɪtʃ/, U.S.

/skwɪtʃ/

Etymology: Altered form of quitch n.¹ See also scutch n.³

1. Couch-grass, Triticum repens; = couch n.²

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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

1785 Ann. Agric. 4 415 A small close,..fuller I think of squitch than any field I had ever seen before.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 564 Couch, or what in many districts is better known by the name squitch, is a weed that is highly injurious to wheat crops.

1851– in general dial. use ( E.D.D. ).

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 May 5/1 The time to burn rubbish is after the stubbles have been broken up, and the land cleaned of squitch and other weed.

attributive.1846 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. II. 265 Two or three crops a year of that rank squitch-grass which it has become the fashion of late to call the people.

2. Applied to other plants of similar growth or habit, esp. to certain species of Agrostis (see quots.).

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

squitch1792

1792 Ann. Agric. 17 38 Squitch, Agrostis vulgaris.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 131 The 2d. 3d. and 4th [varieties of Agrostis alba], constitute the greater part of what is called squitch in light arable lands. In some places it is called white squitch, to distinguish it from the Agrostis nigra, and stolonifera, which are called black squitch, or couch.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1090/1 Squitch,..Agrostis stolonifera.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

squitchv.

Forms: Also 1500s squich.

Etymology: Variant of quitch quetch v.

Now dialect.

†1. intransitive. To move suddenly and quickly; to flinch or wince. Obsolete.

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > make sudden movement [verb (intransitive)]

abraidOE

braidc1275

startc1275

shunta1400

squitch1570

flirt1582

sprunt1601

ricochet1856

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > shrink or flinch

fikec1220

wincha1250

withshontec1450

shrink1513

squitch1570

blanch1572

shruga1577

to shrink in the neck1581

wink1605

budgea1616

shy1650

shudder1668

flincha1677

wincea1748

1570 Mariage Witte & Sci. v. iii. sig. Eiv Marke howe he from place, to place will squitche.

?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda iv. ii. 24 They lopt a collop of my tendrest member. But thinke you Basilisco squicht for that?

2. transitive. To twitch or jerk (away).

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the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > push and pull [verb (transitive)] > pull > suddenly or sharply

twickeOE

plitchOE

to-twitchc1175

twitchc1330

tricec1386

tita1400

pluckc1400

ramp1567

snatch1590

pook1633

squitch1680

twig1755

shrug1807

yank1848

1680 Honest Hodge & Ralph 23 Do'st mind how he squitches the Church of England away too? calling it that Church that is rude to the Saints.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 55/1 Squitch, to twitch; to jerk out of one's hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	squitch
释义	squitchn. Brit. /skwɪtʃ/, U.S. /skwɪtʃ/ Etymology: Altered form of quitch n.¹ See also scutch n.³ 1. Couch-grass, Triticum repens; = couch n.² 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 1785 Ann. Agric. 4 415 A small close,..fuller I think of squitch than any field I had ever seen before. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. I. 564 Couch, or what in many districts is better known by the name squitch, is a weed that is highly injurious to wheat crops. 1851– in general dial. use ( E.D.D. ). 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 May 5/1 The time to burn rubbish is after the stubbles have been broken up, and the land cleaned of squitch and other weed. attributive.1846 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. II. 265 Two or three crops a year of that rank squitch-grass which it has become the fashion of late to call the people. 2. Applied to other plants of similar growth or habit, esp. to certain species of Agrostis (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > grasses perceived as weeds > [noun] > couch-grass > plant similar to squitch1792 1792 Ann. Agric. 17 38 Squitch, Agrostis vulgaris. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 131 The 2d. 3d. and 4th [varieties of Agrostis alba], constitute the greater part of what is called squitch in light arable lands. In some places it is called white squitch, to distinguish it from the Agrostis nigra, and stolonifera, which are called black squitch, or couch. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1090/1 Squitch,..Agrostis stolonifera. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). squitchv. Forms: Also 1500s squich. Etymology: Variant of quitch quetch v. Now dialect. †1. intransitive. To move suddenly and quickly; to flinch or wince. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > make sudden movement [verb (intransitive)] abraidOE braidc1275 startc1275 shunta1400 squitch1570 flirt1582 sprunt1601 ricochet1856 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > shrink or flinch fikec1220 wincha1250 withshontec1450 shrink1513 squitch1570 blanch1572 shruga1577 to shrink in the neck1581 wink1605 budgea1616 shy1650 shudder1668 flincha1677 wincea1748 1570 Mariage Witte & Sci. v. iii. sig. Eiv Marke howe he from place, to place will squitche. ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda iv. ii. 24 They lopt a collop of my tendrest member. But thinke you Basilisco squicht for that? 2. transitive. To twitch or jerk (away). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > push and pull [verb (transitive)] > pull > suddenly or sharply twickeOE plitchOE to-twitchc1175 twitchc1330 tricec1386 tita1400 pluckc1400 ramp1567 snatch1590 pook1633 squitch1680 twig1755 shrug1807 yank1848 1680 Honest Hodge & Ralph 23 Do'st mind how he squitches the Church of England away too? calling it that Church that is rude to the Saints. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 55/1 Squitch, to twitch; to jerk out of one's hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1785v.1570
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