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Quod vs Cinch - What's the difference?

quod | cinch |

As nouns the difference between quod and cinch

is that quod is a quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison while cinch is a simple saddle girth used in Mexico.

As verbs the difference between quod and cinch

is that quod is quoth while cinch is to bring to certain conclusion.

quod

English

Alternative forms

* quad

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
  • * 1863 , '', quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, ''English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death , page 69,
    • not the poorer classes merely, but the rich will be desirous to enjoy the mingled luxury and comfort of a gaol: and we shall hear of blasé Swells become burglars and garotters as a prelude to a prison, and, instead of taking tours for restoration of their health, recruiting it more cheaply by a residence in quod .
  • * 1878 , John Wrathall Bull, Early Experiences of Colonial Life in South Australia , page 264,
    • .
  • * 2000 , R.I.C. Publications, Workbook E: Society and Environment , page 48,
    • From 1855-1903 a chapel was built, the boat shed and holding cell constructed, Government House was constructed as a summer residence for the Governor and the Quod (slang for prison) was constructed.
  • * 2006 , Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push , page 202,
    • Pity McNamara?s still doing his stretch in the quod , but he?ll be out soon.
  • (uncountable, Australia, slang) Confinement in a prison.
  • * Acquaintance of , paperback ISBN 0-7333-1502-X, page 7,
    • I don?t suppose you'll get more than a couple of months? quod for them.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) Quoth.
  • * 14thC , '', 2009, Robert Boenig, Andrew Taylor (editors), ''The Canterbury Tales: A Selection , page 190,
    • “No fors,” quod he, “but tel me al youre grief.”
  • * 1563 , '', 1868, ''The Church Historians of England: Reformation Period , Volume 8, Part 1, page 422,
    • “Why,” quod her friend, “would ye not willingly have gone with your company, if God should so have suffered it?”
  • * 1908 , , Lollardy and the Reformation in England: An Historical Survey , 2010, Cambridge University Press, page 416,
    • “And therefore I have granted to their request,” quod the King;.
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    cinch

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
  • * He found Andy morosely replacing some broken strands in his cinch , and he went straight at the mooted question. — B. M. Bower, The Flying U's Last Stand
  • (informal) Something that is very easy to do.
    • No problem ... it's a cinch .
  • * "We thought we had a cinch on getting out by way of this cord and so we followed that." — Major Archibald Lee Fletcher, Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns
  • (informal) A firm hold.
  • * You've got the cinch on him. You could send him to quod, and I'd send him there as quick as lightning. I'd hang him, if I could, for what he done to Lil Sarnia. — Gilbert Parker, The World For Sale,

    • Synonyms

    * (something that is very easy to do) See also (an activity that is easy) * breeze * cakewalk * doddle * piece of cake * walk in the park * walkover

    Verb

  • To bring to certain conclusion.
  • To tighten down.

    • Quotations

    * 1911', ''"I intend to '''cinch that government business."'' — Margaret Burnham, ''The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise

    Derived terms

    * cincher