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quinella
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
form of betting in which the bettor picks the first and second horses in a given race, 1942, American English, from American Spanish quiniela , originally a ball game with five players, from Latin quini "five each," from quinque "five" (see quinque- ). ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Quinella is a genus of bacteria in the Veillonellaceae family. Its only species, Quinella ovalis , is an extremely large motile rumen anaerobic prokaryote previously known as "Quin's Oval". In the illustrated atlas of sheep rumen organisms of Moir and Masson, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context gambling horse racing English) A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing. vb. (context Australia New Zealand English) To have two team members, horses, etc., finish ...
Usage examples of quinella.
These last words were addressed to Quinella, who had seized his hand and was pressing it to her lips.
Zargoza as he tore his quinella tickets and threw them in the air over his ten-ounce sirloin and vodka tonic.
The margin at dawn was less than one percent, but it was enough to blow my quinella and put Reagan back on Cheap Street, where he's been ever since.
I'll win the quinella or the daily double and one day we'll go home to my village and I'll take our lands back and plant them again and Chairman Mao will welcome us home and let us take our lands back and we'll live so happily, so rich and so happy.