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Quach, Quaich, Quech, Queich, n. Also: quhaich; queech, queych, queigh; and Quafe. [Gael. cuach, OIr. cúach.] A quaich, the type of drinking vessel. Also comb. with -cup.See also Drinking vbl. n. 2 for some further examples.(a) 1546 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS XXI 67.
Ane drinking quhaich price x s. iiij d.
1659 Craven Ch. in Orkney II 197.
A new St. Johnstoune quach
1697 Coll. St. Leonard 220.
An large timbr quaich with Balligarnies armes in silver
(b) 1654–6 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 602.
2 Dundie queechs
1660 Nicolson Diurnals 25 Feb.
For ane sylvir quech 34 li. 10 s.
1663 in Selkirk B. Ct. MS. II.
Queych
1666 Peebles B. Rec. II 71.
To buy ane silver queich … to be run at ane foir schoit
1673 Foulis Acc. Bk. 14.
To Law, goldsmith, for … a quech weighting 18 unce and 10 drop
1679 Thos. Kirke A Modern Account of Scotland (1679) 15.
And drink it in wooden queighs
1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII 354.
A large silver quech having 2 lugs
1694 Inchmahome Pr. 164.
Fyve new ale queiches
1697 Sc. N. & Q. (2 Ser.) II 90.
Ane old drinking queich and two new queichs with 4 luggs, thrie round queichs without lugs
comb. 1703 Sc. N. & Q. (2 Ser.) II 90.
Three little queches cups and a big quech cup with three lugs

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