quickhatch
American
[kwik-hach]
/ ˈkwɪkˌhætʃ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of quickhatch
First recorded in 1675–85; earlier quiquahatch from unattested East Cree kwi˙hkwaha˙če˙w (cognate with Cree kwi˙hkwaha˙ke˙w, Ojibwe kwi˙nkwaʔa˙ke˙ ); cf. carcajou, kinkajou
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