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quitture

quitture is the obsolete form of quitter.

Meaning of quitter

Noun (1)

quitter (uncountable)

  1. (Jamaica, regional) Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
    • Therfor Sathan [...] smoot Joob with a ful wickid botche fro the sole of the foot til to his top; which Joob schauyde the quytere with a schelle, and sat in the dunghil.1395, John Wycliffe, Bible, Job II
  2. (obsolete) Scoria of tin.

Noun (2)

quitter (plural quitters)

  1. One who gives in.
    • Winners never quit and quitters never win.
    Synonyms:
    giver-upper
  2. One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.
    • Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!
  3. (archaic) A leaver.
  4. (obsolete) A deliverer.

See all 7 meanings of quitter

Questions about quitture

What is quitture the obsolete form of?
Quitture is the obsolete form of quitter.

Words near quitture in the dictionary

  1. quitting-time
  2. quitting-times
  3. quittings
  4. quittor
  5. quittors
  6. quitture
  7. Quitu
  8. quiver
  9. quiver tree
  10. quiver trees
  11. quivered

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