Quid vs Quin - What's the difference?
quid | quin |
The inherent nature of something.
(US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid ).
(historical) A sovereign or guinea.
(British, colloquial) Pound sterling.
(Australia, colloquial) pound
(Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt
(Ireland, colloquial) euro
(United States, colloquial) dollar
To chew tobacco
* 1902 , John Masefield,
(of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing
A European scallop, Pecten opercularis , used as food.
* 1973 , N. L. Tranter, Population since the industrial revolution (page 104)
As nouns the difference between quid and quin
is that quid is the inherent nature of something while quin is a quintuplet.As a verb quid
is to chew tobacco.quid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
Likely derives from the phrase quid pro quo meaning "this for that", referring to the exchange of goods/services for money.Noun
(en-noun)- Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!
Synonyms
* (pound sterling) ** pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, sovDerived terms
* quids inEtymology 3
Variant of (cud).Verb
(quidd)- Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played
See also
* bob * buck * dime * nickel * quarter * Quidditch * trey * zac ----quin
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Etymology 1
Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- Similarly the stocks of the free-living scallops and quins , which are caught by trawling, are threatened by over-fishing to supply the market for canned or frozen luxury sea-foods.