quech, queck

i. [QUEACH, v.] To move. to shrink, to wince. *qued, *quede, *quead, *queyd, *kuead, a. & s. [O. Fris. quad ; Dut. & Low Ger. kwaad ; Scotch quaid .] A. As adj.: Bad, wicked. b. As substantive: for a ship in a public dock. quay (as kē), v. t. [QUAY, s.] To furnish with quays.