† beˈquash, v. Obs. rare—1.
[f. be- 2 + quash v.]
intr. To shake or fall in pieces, to be shattered.
| 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xviii. 246 The erthe..Quaked as quykke þinge, and al biquasht[e] þe roche [1393 C. xxi. 64 The erthe quook and quashte as hit quyke were]. |