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Quickens
//ˈkwɪk(ə)ns// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 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 plural of quicken Northern-England, Northern-Ireland, Scotland, form-of, plural
Verb
- 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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