quinible
Quinible
Quin"i*ble\, n. [L. quini five each.] (Mus.) An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such intervals. [Obs.] "He sang . . . a loud quynyble." --Chaucer.
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Quinible
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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