queachy

adj — 2 senses

queachy

adj

/ˈkwiːt͡ʃi/

Etymology From queach + -y.

1

Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.

  • the queachy fens
  • queachy sands1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for M[athew] Lownes; I[ohn] Browne; I[ohn] Helme; I[ohn] Busbie, →OCLC:
2

Obsolete Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy.

Synonyms
poachy, swampy

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