Meaning of Quint | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An interval of one fifth.
2. A male given name.
3. The E string of a violin.
4. A nickname for Quinton
5. In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker
6. a quin or quintuplet.
   US, informal
7. A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
8. quinte; the fifth fencer in parrying or attacking position.

Equivalents

Examples

“Two days after Mrs. Shirley Ann Lawson's four girls and one boy were delivered in New Zealand, another set of quints was born to Mrs. Karin Olsen in Falun, Sweden.”

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