quickhatch

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UK/ˈkwɪkhatʃ/

noun

The wolverine.

OriginCree *ᑸᐦᑾᐦᐋᒉᐤ →
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Meanings

nounquickhatch (plural quickhatches)

plural quickhatches · alternative obsolete quickehatch · alternative obsolete quickèhatch · alternative obsolete quiquehatch · alternative obsolete queequehatch · alternative obsolete quequahatch · alternative obsolete quequehatch · alternative obsolete quiquahatch · alternative obsolete quiquihatch · alternative obsolete quickahash

  1. CanadaThe wolverine.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beaver eaterwolverine

Origin

  1. Cree*ᑸᐦᑾᐦᐋᒉᐤ
  2. Englishquickhatch

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.

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APA

quickhatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickhatch

MLA

“quickhatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickhatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quickhatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quickhatch.

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