quicks

/K W IH1 K S/

noun

1
Raw or sensitive flesh, especially that underneath finger and toe nails.
2
Plants used in making a quickset hedge
3
The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible to serious injury or keen feeling.
4
Quitchgrass.
5
A fast bowler.

verb

1
To amalgamate surfaces prior to gilding or silvering by dipping them into a solution of mercury in nitric acid.
2
To quicken.

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