quickhatch

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Etymology[edit]

From East Cree *ᑸᐦᑾᐦᐋᒉᐤ (*kwiihkwahaacew) (modern Cree ᑮᐦᑿᐦᐋᐦᑫᐤ (kiihkwahaahkew, wolverine); compare Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage); assimilated to quick +‎ hatch, omitting the middle syllable present in older forms.

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quickhatch (plural quickhatches)

  1. (Canada) The wolverine.