What does "queach" mean?

A thick, bushy plot; a thicket.

What is a synonym for "queach"?

Common synonyms include: couch grass, dog grass, quackgrass, quicken, quitch grass.

//kwiːt͡ʃ// noun

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Noun

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A thick, bushy plot; a thicket. archaic
"Men gan to shroud themselves in house. Their houses were the thickes, And bushie queaches, hollow caves, or hardels made of stickes."

"Men gan to shroud themselves in house. Their houses were the thickes, And bushie queaches, hollow caves, or hardels made of stickes."

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