quickens
nounUS, UK /ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/
Etymology From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).
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Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
Chiefly Midlands (northern)
- Quickens are not confined to one species of grass.1898, Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, Transactions: