单词 | quinella |
释义 | quinellan. Gambling (originally U.S.). A bet in which the punter predicts the first and second finishers in a race or other contest, not necessarily in the correct order. Cf. perfecta n. and adj.Originally in the sport of jai alai; in later use chiefly in horseracing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet swoopstake1599 by-beta1627 levant1714 even money1732 play or pay bet1738 side bet1769 long shot1796 sweep1849 pay-or-play1853 sweepstake1861 pari-mutuel1868 to go a raker1869 flutter1874 skinner1874 by-wager1886 plunge1888 accumulator1889 saver1891 mutuel1893 quinella1902 parlay1904 Sydney or the bush1924 treble1924 daily double1930 all-up1933 round robin1944 double1951 twin double1960 perfecta1961 pool1963 lose bet1964 tiercé1964 Yankee bet1964 Yankee1967 nap1971 superfecta1971 tricast1972 triple1972 trixie1973 telebetting1974 trifecta1974 over-and-under1975 over-under1981 spread bet1981 1902 New Oxford (Pa.) Item 30 May On a quinela..from $8000 to $9000 is wagered. 1920 J. Hergesheimer San Cristóbal 91 A quiniela followed, with six contestants, one against the other in successive pairs. 1956 Sun (Baltimore) 6 Oct. (B ed.) 9/1 A petition for quinella wagering at Maryland thoroughbred tracks. 1974 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 11 July 9/9 Two relative outsiders..returned a quinella of $473.60 when they were first and second in the Seatoun Handicap. 1977 Listener 30 June 847/3 Didn't put number five in the Quinela. 2004 A. D. Aczel Chance 159 Only one ticket was sold on the winning quinella (Buckwheat and Handsome Lass) at odds of 9872-to-1. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902 |
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