- Twitch grass
- Twitch grass Twitch" grass` (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Twitch grass
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twitch grass — n. = COUCH(2). Etymology: var. of QUITCH * * * I. noun see couch grass II. noun see twitch III * * * twitch grass, = couch grass. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
twitch grass — Quitch grass Quitch grass (kw[i^]ch gr[.a]s ). [Properly quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous growth, or from its tenacity of life. See {Quick}, and cf. {Couch grass}.] (Bot.) A perennial grass ({Agropyrum repens}) having long… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twitch grass — paprastasis varputis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Elytrigia repens), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
twitch-grass — n. Couch grass, dog s grass, dog wheat, wheat grass, quitch grass, knot grass (Triticum repens) … New dictionary of synonyms
twitch grass. — See couch grass. [1680 90; alter. of quitch grass] * * * … Universalium
twitch grass. — See couch grass. [1680 90; alter. of quitch grass] … Useful english dictionary
twitch grass — noun couch grass. Origin C16: alt. of quitch … English new terms dictionary
twitch-grass — a long and rank sort of grass. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
twitch — 1. To jerk spasmodically. 2. A momentary spasmodic contraction of a muscle fiber. [A.S. twiccian] * * * twitch twich vi to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction <the muscle twitched> twitch n a brief spasmodic contraction of muscle … Medical dictionary
twitch — I. /twɪtʃ / (say twich) verb (t) 1. to give a short, sudden pull or tug at; jerk. 2. to pull or draw with a hasty jerk. 3. to move (a part of the body) with a jerk. 4. to pinch and pull sharply; nip. –verb (i) 5. to move or be moved in a quick,… …
