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Definition of Quinella
1. Noun. (gambling horse racing) A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing. ¹
2. Verb. (Australia New Zealand) To have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quinella
1. a type of bet in horse racing [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quinella
Literary usage of Quinella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1867)
"... aid them on the capture of quinella, in re-taking from the British their ...
the news arrived that the Prophet had been signally defeated at quinella, ..."
2. Wesleyan Juvenile Offering: A Miscellany of Missionary Information for Young by Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (1864)
"THE KINO OP quinella. I will tell you something about one of the kings of this
country that the Missionary paid a visit to. The king, being informed that a ..."