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quitch

  [kwich]
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–noun
couch grass.
Also, quitch grass.

Origin:
bef. 900; late ME quich, OE cwice; c. D kweek, Norw kvike; akin to quick (adj.)

couch grass

  [kouch, kooch]
–noun
any of various grasses, esp. Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
Also called quitch.

Origin:
1570–80; couch, var. of quitch
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: couch grass
Function: noun
: QUACK GRASS

Main Entry: quitch
Pronunciation: 'kwich
Function: noun
: QUACK GRASS called alsoquitch grass
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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