Quech

v. i.1.A word occurring in a corrupt passage of Bacon's Essays, and probably meaning, to stir, to move.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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After 3 hours, 1N HCl was added to quech the reaction.
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Peter Wynd, based in Inchture, received a total of [pounds]228 of credit from millers in nearby towns; James Cree of Alyth itemized [pounds]13 of credit from a miller at Quech by Alyth; and David Jack of Blairgowrie borrowed [pounds]73 from a miller at Alyth.(39)
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