Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
quin- Examples
- variant of quino- before a vowel.
Examples from the Web for quin Historical Examples of quin
“You’ll have Kitty Dwyer to call upon you the moment she hears you ‘re come,” said Quin.
Charles James Lever
Quin, doubled up like a jack-knife beside her, was drunk with ecstasy.
Alice Hegan Rice
But Quin had no intention of going until he had spoken a word in his own behalf.
Alice Hegan Rice
“Oh, I just want to say good-by,” Quin threw off with a great show of indifference.
Alice Hegan Rice
Quin, from his place at the edge of the crowd, saw a dozen men surround three.
Alice Hegan Rice
British Dictionary definitions for quin quin noun
- British short for quintuplet (def. 2) US and Canadian word: quint
Word Origin and History for quin n.
1935, short for quintuplet, one of five.