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quack(2) (iou)



quack noun2. [kwak] N. Amer. E19.
[Var. of QUICK noun2.]
Couch grass, Elytrigia repens. Also quack-grass.

gendarmerie (iou)



gendarmerie noun. Also gendarmery. M16.
[French, from gendarme: see GENDARME.]
Hist. A body of cavalry, esp. in the older French army (cf. GENDARME 1). M16.
In France and French-speaking countries: a body of police officers, a police force; orig. a military force employed as police. L18.
b. A headquarters or station of gendarmes; a police station. M20.