Quin definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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Mme. Lefevre declared that she would feed a "quin," but would not buy one The baker, who knew all that occurred, brought in his wagon one morning a strange little yellow animal, almost without paws, with the body of a crocodile, the head of a fox, and a curly tail--a true cockade, as big as all the rest of him.

—Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant

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Century Dictionary (1)

A kind of scallop or pecten. Also queen, squin. [Local, Eng.]

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Various / 13-quin-tones-down_the_aisle_of_love_ (mono). mp3 — Torrentreactor.Net
The World Club Cup might be worth something to United as it gives them the opportunity to aim for a quin rather than a quad this season, but to most fans it is an impostor, a "made-up" tournament that has no history, no integrity. — Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk
This will be my windows2k replacement in my quin-boot (5boot) test box. — Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech
[Ca2+] levels than previously obtainable with quin-2 or fura-2. — CiteULike: Everyone's library
Rock / 13-quin-tones-down_the_aisle_of_love_ (mono). mp3 — Torrentreactor.Net