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单词 quin
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quinn.1

Brit. /kwɪn/, U.S. /kwɪn/
Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: queen n.
Etymology: Apparently a variant (with shortening of the vowel) of queen n. (compare queen n. 10b). Compare earlier queenfish n. 1 and later queenie n. 2, and also squin n.2
British regional.
The queen scallop, Aequipecten opercularis.
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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > seafood > [noun] > shell-fish or mollusc > scallop
scale-oyster1419
scallopc1440
escallop1610
queen1803
quin1840
squin1864
queen scallop1955
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Pectinidae > genus Pecten > member of
scallopc1440
oyster-scalp1552
clam1593
escallop1610
queen1803
quin1840
squin1864
queen scallop1955
queenie1972
magnificent scallop1990
1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 358/1 Pectens..make a rich and sapid dish, as might be expected from the name of them when so prepared, ‘Quins’.
1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 257 The Scallop (P. maximus) and ‘quin’ (P. opercularis) are esteemed delicacies; the latter covers extensive banks, especially on the N. and W. of Ireland.
1901 E. Step Shell Life vi. 84 The Quin is more partial to sandy than to rocky shores.
1968 N. F. McMillan Brit. Shells 80 C[hlamys] opercularis... Quin or Queen Scallop, Frill.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

quinn.2

Brit. /kwɪn/, U.S. /kwɪn/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: quintuplet n.
Etymology: Shortened < quintuplet n. Compare quint n.4
= quintuplet n. 2. Frequently in plural.In North American usage the regular term is quint n.4
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > quadruplets, etc. > one of
septuplet1875
quint1934
quin1935
nonuplet1967
1935 Dionne Quintuplets growing Up (caption) What big girls the ‘Quins’ are getting to be.
1937 R. Macaulay I would be Private i. i. 16 Another little boy! Win's got quins! Can you beat it?... It took me and her poor father ten years to get five, and here's you and Win done it in a year.
1968 Economist 15 June 49/1 Despite the title [of the book], Dr Scheinfeld is less good on supertwins, on triplets, quads and quins.
1976 Liverpool Echo 6 Dec. 1/1 The fourth quin..has had difficulty in breathing since birth.
2006 Irish Independent (Nexis) 2 Sept. As the quins grow older, the bills get bigger.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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