quitter.
Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
Meaning & usage
Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
Alternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”).
Scoria of tin.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English quitter, from Anglo-Norman quiture, quyture et al., specialised use of quiture (“burn mark, burning”), from the participle stem of cuire (“to cook”), or from Latin coctura (“cooking”).
To suppurate; ooze with pus.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English quitter, from Anglo-Norman quiture, quyture et al., specialised use of quiture (“burn mark, burning”), from the participle stem of cuire (“to cook”), or from Latin coctura (“cooking”).
One who quits, as: One who gives in.
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
Don't be a quitter — hang in there!
One who quits, as: One who succeeds in desisting from a vice, especially smoking, drinking, or drugging.
Quitters are winners! If you can't quit on the first try, hang in there and try to quit again!
A leaver.
A deliverer.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Medieval Latin quiētusder. Anglo-Norman quitterder. Middle English quiten English quit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quitter From quit + -er.
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