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quickhatch

UK/ˈkwɪkhatʃ/

quickhatch noun: the wolverine.

Noun

quickhatch (plural quickhatches)

  1. (Canada) The wolverine.

Forms of quickhatch

pluralquickhatches
alternative form (obsolete)quickehatch
alternative form (obsolete)quickèhatch
alternative form (obsolete)quiquehatch
alternative form (obsolete)queequehatch
alternative form (obsolete)quequahatch
alternative form (obsolete)quequehatch
alternative form (obsolete)quiquahatch
alternative form (obsolete)quiquihatch
alternative form (obsolete)quickahash

Origin of quickhatch

From East Cree *ᑸᐦᑾᐦᐋᒉᐤ (*kwiihkwahaacew) (modern Cree ᑮᐦᑿᐦᐋᐦᑫᐤ (kiihkwahaahkew, “wolverine”); compare Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage); assimilated to quick + hatch, omitting the middle syllable present in older forms.

Questions about quickhatch

What does quickhatch mean?
Quickhatch means the wolverine.
What part of speech is quickhatch?
Quickhatch is a noun.
How do you pronounce quickhatch?
Quickhatch is pronounced /ˈkwɪkhatʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of quickhatch?
The plural of quickhatch is quickhatches.

Words near quickhatch in the dictionary

  1. quickest-sighted
  2. quickety split
  3. quickfire
  4. quickfrozen
  5. quickhanded
  6. quickhatch
  7. quickhatches
  8. quickie
  9. quickies
  10. quicking
  11. quickish

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