v. Obs. rare. Variant of SQUATCH v.

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a. 1300.  E. E. Psalter cv. 29 [cvi. 30]. The scatthinge [v.rr. sqwattinge, swacching; L. quassatio] lefte ilkadele. Ibid., cix. 7 [cx. 6]. Sqwat [v.rr. swatche, squatche; L. conquassabit] sal he heuedes, blode and bane.

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