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

quindecasyllabic
quindecemvirate
quindecennial
quindecillion
quindecillions
quindecone
quindecuplet
quindecylic
quindicessima
quindoline
quindolines
quine
quined
quinela
quinelas
quinella
quinellaed
quinellaing
quinellas
quinelorane
quines
quinestradiol
quinestrol
quinethazone
quingestanol
quingestanol acetate
quinhydrone
quinhydrone electrode
quinhydrones
quinia

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 ..."

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