Quickens

//ˈkwɪk(ə)ns// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses. Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, plural, plural-only

    "Quickens are not confined to one species of grass."

  2. 2
    plural of quicken Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of quicken form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Etymology 1

From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

Etymology 2

From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

Etymology 3

From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).

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