\▐kwench\ v [ME, fr. OE –cwencan; akin to OE – cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka] (12c) (1) A box filled with water into which fabric is run after singeing to prevent sparks or fires. (2) See Cabinet. Also see Quenching.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Quench. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_9690
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