quickhatch

[ kwik-hach ]

noun

1. a wolverine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quickhatch¹

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˙ ); carcajou, kinkajou

Example Sentences

The Canadian voyageurs call the wolverene “carcajou;” while among the Orkney and Scotch servants of the Hudson's Bay Company he is oftener known as the “quickhatch.”

From Project Gutenberg

The Canadian voyageurs call the wolverene “carcajou;” while among the Orkney and Scotch servants of the Hudson’s Bay Company he is oftener known as the “quickhatch.”

From Project Gutenberg

We also found the wolverene, or quickhatch, which had very bright colours; a larger sort of ermine than the common one, which is the same as at Nootka, varied with a brown colour, and with scarcely any black on its tail.

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