Quickwork
(Quick"work`) n. (Naut.) A term somewhat loosely used to denote: (a) All the submerged
section of a vessel's planking. (b) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps. (c) The short
planks between the portholes.
Quid
(Quid) n. [See Cud.] A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.
Quid
(Quid), v. t. (Man.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; — said of horses.
Youatt.
Quidam
(||Qui"dam) n. [L.] Somebody; one unknown. Spenser.
Quiddany
(Quid"da*ny) n. [L. cydoneum quince juice, quince wine. See Quince.] A confection of
quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade.
Quiddative
(Quid"da*tive) a. [See Quiddity.] Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative.
Quiddit
(Quid"dit) n. [Cf. Quiddity, Quillet, and Quibble.] A subtilty; an equivocation. [Obs.] Shak.
By some strange quiddit or some wrested clause.
Drayton.