ˈquickwood
[f. quick a. 3.]
= quick n. 3, quickset. (Chiefly attrib.)
| 1473–4 Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 645 Pro..plantacione de le Whikwod. 1696 Aubrey Misc. (1721) 104 A Pond..adjoyning to a Quick-wood-hedge. 1769 Adome Inclos. Act 10 All the new quick-wood fences. 1800 Tuke Agric. 91 White thorn (provincially quickwood) constitutes the most common fence throughout the Riding. 1892 J. D. Hood Waterspouts Yorksh. Wolds 25 Rooting up a strong quickwood fence. |