quinnet
/ˈkwɪnət/(also quinet, quinnett, quinant) Now English regional (chiefly south-western )
noun
A small iron or wooden wedge; (in later use) especially one that holds the ring of a scythe's handles in place.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From Middle French cuignet, variant of cognet wedge from coing, coin wedge + -et.
- under the cosh
- under the counter (or table)
- under the gun
- under (the) hatches
- under the heel of
- under the impression that
- under the influence
- under the microscope
- under the name (of)
- under the open sky
- under the pump
- under the rose
- under the skin
- under the sod
- under the sun
- under the table
- under the weather
- under the wire
- underthings
- underthrust
- undertint
- undertip
- undertone
- undertook
- undertow