quinch
/kwɪn(t)ʃ/Now archaic or regional
verb
[no object] To move, stir, make a slight noise; to start, flinch.
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Promptorium Parvulorum. Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of quetch, perhaps by association with winch; or perhaps a variant of either winch or wince.
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