Quill, s. The hard and strong feather of the wing, of which pens are made; prick or dart of a porcupine; wing feathers of birds generally.
Quinary, a. Consisting of five.
Quint, s. A set of five; sequents of five; a term at cards, pronounced kent.
Quinze, s. A game at cards.
Quinze is a French game, usually played by two persons only, admired for its simplicity and fairness, depending entirely upon chance, being soon decided, and not requiring the attention of most other games on the cards, and therefore calculated for those who love to sport upon an equal hazard.
It is called quinze from fifteen being the game, made in the following manner:—first, the cards must be shuffled by the player, and when they have cut for deal, which belongs to him who cuts the lowest, they may be shuffled again, the dealer having the privilege to shuffle last: this being done, the adversary cuts, after which the dealer gives one card to his adversary and one to himself; if the adversary do not like his card, he has a right to have as many more given to him, one after the other, the pips of which will make 15, or come nearest to it, which are usually given from the top of the pack; for example, if he should have a deuce, and draw a five, which make seven, he should go on, in hopes of coming nearer to 15; if he then draw an eight, which makes just 15, and be elder-hand, he is sure of winning the game: but should he over-draw, and make above 15, he loses, unless the dealer does the same, in which case it is a drawn game, and they double the stakes; and thus go on till one of them has won the game by standing, and being 15, or the nearest to it, below that number, &c. At the end of each game, the cards are put up and shuffled, and the players cut anew for the deal, the elder hand constantly having the advantage.—Hoyle.
Quitter, s. A disease of the hoof. Vide Appendix.
Quitterbone, s. A hard round swelling upon the coronet, between the heel and the quarter.
Quiver, s. A case for arrows.
Quivered, a. Furnished with a quiver.