3 entries under this word

Queach

Quéach, n.

noun

n. [A modification of quick, q. v.] A thick, bushy plot. [Obs.] In some queach, Or strength of shade. Chapman.

Quēach, v. i.

verbintransitive

To stir; to move. [Obs.] See QUICK.

Quēach'y, a.

adjective

a. [From quēach.] 1. Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving. “The quēachy fens.” “Godwin's quēachy sands.” Drayton. 2. Thick; bushy. [Obs.] Cockeram.