twitch grass

noun

1. couch grass.

twitch grass

noun

1. another name for couch grass Sometimes shortened totwitch

Word History and Origins

Origin of twitch grass¹

First recorded in 1680–90; alteration of quitch grass

Word History and Origins

Origin of twitch grass¹

C16: a variant of quitch grass

Example Sentences

He stumbled over rubbish heaps and stones and brickbats, varied now and then with nettles and twitch grass.

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Twitchy: made of twitch grass.

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