† quasheyn.
Origin: Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quash n.1, -y suffix6.
Etymology: Perhaps < quash n.1 + -y suffix6.
Obsolete.
rare.
1819 R. Southey (1856) III. 391 With regard to these said quasheys (which, I believe, is their name,—first cousins to the squash pumpkin).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).