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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1825

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QUITCHIE, adj. Very hot, scalding.Fif. 1825 Jam.:
Any liquid is said to be quitchie, when so hot as to scald or burn a person who inadvertently puts his finger into it.

[Variant form in qu- from twitch, to describe the motions of the fingers in contact with the water. See Q, letter.]

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