quack grass
         n 1: European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes;
               naturalized in North America as a weed [syn: {dog grass},
               {couch grass}, {quackgrass}, {quack grass}, {quick grass},
               {witch grass}, {witchgrass}, {Agropyron repens}]

English Dictionary: Quakers	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quackgrass n European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Synonym(s): dog grass, couch grass, quackgrass, quack grass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass, Agropyron repens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quaker gun n a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quakerism n the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quakers n a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers Synonym(s): Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends, Quakers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quick grass n European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed Synonym(s): dog grass, couch grass, quackgrass, quack grass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass, Agropyron repens
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quack grass \Quack" grass`\ (Bot.)       See {Quitch grass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quackery \Quack"er*y\, n.; pl. {Quackeries}.       The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false       pretensions to any art; empiricism. --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaker \Quak"er\, n.       1. One who quakes.          2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of             Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of             which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers,             originally, in derision. See {Friend}, n., 4.                         Fox's teaching was primarily a preaching of                      repentance . . . The trembling among the listening                      crowd caused or confirmed the name of Quakers given                      to the body; men and women sometimes fell down and                      lay struggling as if for life.            --Encyc. Brit.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The nankeen bird.             (b) The sooty albatross.             (c) Any grasshopper or locust of the genus ({Edipoda}; --                   so called from the quaking noise made during flight.          {Quaker buttons}. (Bot.) See {Nux vomica}.          {Quaker gun}, a dummy cannon made of wood or other material;             -- so called because the sect of Friends, or Quakers, hold             to the doctrine, of nonresistance.          {Quaker ladies} (Bot.), a low American biennial plant             ({Houstonia c[91]rulea}), with pretty four-lobed corollas             which are pale blue with a yellowish center; -- also             called {bluets}, and {little innocents}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quakeress \Quak"er*ess\, n.       A woman who is a member of the Society of Friends.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quakerish \Quak"er*ish\, a.       Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quakerism \Quak"er*ism\, n.       The peculiar character, manners, tenets, etc., of the       Quakers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.       cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,       OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,       Goth. qius, Lith. q[ymac]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,       vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[c6]va living, j[c6]v       to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},       {Whitlow}.]       1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or             {inanimate}.                         Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.                         The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and                      the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.                                                                               iv. 1.                         Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. --                                                                               Herbert.          Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in                some compounds, or in particular phrases.          2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;             agile; brisk; ready. [bd] A quick wit.[b8] --Shak.          3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.                         Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.                                                                               --Milton.          4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;             unceremonious; as, a quick temper.                         The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and                      signified that he was much offended.   -- Latimer.          5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.                         The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens                      the stomach.                                       -- Shak.          6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick             ear. [bd]To have an open ear, a quick eye.[b8] --Shak.                         They say that women are so quick.      --Tennyson.          7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.          {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.          {Quick match}. See under {Match}.          {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not             barren.          {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of             alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous             material.          {Quick water}, quicksilver water.          {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.          Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;                active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;                sprightly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ [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 running       rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously,       and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called {couch grass},       {quick grass}, {quick grass}, {twitch grass}. See       Illustration in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips},    etc. Chess, [or] Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch    grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,             (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.             (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel             (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.             (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair                   for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.                   English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow                   grass.             (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.             (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,                   cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.       cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,       OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,       Goth. qius, Lith. q[ymac]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,       vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[c6]va living, j[c6]v       to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},       {Whitlow}.]       1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or             {inanimate}.                         Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.                         The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and                      the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.                                                                               iv. 1.                         Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. --                                                                               Herbert.          Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in                some compounds, or in particular phrases.          2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;             agile; brisk; ready. [bd] A quick wit.[b8] --Shak.          3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.                         Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.                                                                               --Milton.          4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;             unceremonious; as, a quick temper.                         The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and                      signified that he was much offended.   -- Latimer.          5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.                         The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens                      the stomach.                                       -- Shak.          6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick             ear. [bd]To have an open ear, a quick eye.[b8] --Shak.                         They say that women are so quick.      --Tennyson.          7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.          {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.          {Quick match}. See under {Match}.          {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not             barren.          {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of             alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous             material.          {Quick water}, quicksilver water.          {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.          Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;                active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;                sprightly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ [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 running       rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously,       and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called {couch grass},       {quick grass}, {quick grass}, {twitch grass}. See       Illustration in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips},    etc. Chess, [or] Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch    grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,             (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.             (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel             (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.             (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair                   for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.                   English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow                   grass.             (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.             (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,                   cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.       cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,       OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,       Goth. qius, Lith. q[ymac]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,       vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[c6]va living, j[c6]v       to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},       {Whitlow}.]       1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or             {inanimate}.                         Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.                         The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and                      the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.                                                                               iv. 1.                         Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire. --                                                                               Herbert.          Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in                some compounds, or in particular phrases.          2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;             agile; brisk; ready. [bd] A quick wit.[b8] --Shak.          3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.                         Oft he her his charge of quick return Repeated.                                                                               --Milton.          4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;             unceremonious; as, a quick temper.                         The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and                      signified that he was much offended.   -- Latimer.          5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.                         The air is quick there, And it pierces and sharpens                      the stomach.                                       -- Shak.          6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick             ear. [bd]To have an open ear, a quick eye.[b8] --Shak.                         They say that women are so quick.      --Tennyson.          7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.          {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.          {Quick match}. See under {Match}.          {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not             barren.          {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of             alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous             material.          {Quick water}, quicksilver water.          {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.          Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;                active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;                sprightly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ [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 running       rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously,       and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called {couch grass},       {quick grass}, {quick grass}, {twitch grass}. See       Illustration in Appendix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bunch grass, grazing. Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips},    etc. Chess, [or] Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch    grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,             (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.             (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel             (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.             (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair                   for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.                   English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow                   grass.             (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.             (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,                   cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quickwork \Quick"work`\, n. (Naut.) A term somewhat loosely used       to denote:       (a) All the submerged section of a vessel's planking.       (b) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.       (c) The short planks between the portholes.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Quaker City, OH (village, FIPS 65116)       Location: 39.96914 N, 81.29642 W       Population (1990): 560 (267 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43773