C17: Scot and northern English variant of couch grass, from the earlier quick living; compare quitch grass
quick grass in American English
couch grass
quick grass in American English
noun
the couch grass Agropyron repens
Word origin
[1875–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, hat trick, knockabout, pressure point, slime mold