toquash

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verb

To beat or crush to pieces.

OriginMiddle English toquasshen →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

verbtoquash (third-person singular simple present toquashes, present participle toquashing, simple past and past participle toquashed)

present singular third person toquashes · participle present toquashing · participle past toquashed · past toquashed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo beat or crush to pieces.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtoquasshen
  2. Englishtoquash

From Middle English toquasshen, equivalent to to- + quash.

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APA

toquash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toquash

MLA

“toquash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toquash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toquash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toquash.

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