quint
/kwɪnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker.
noun
A vehicle used by firefighters that combines the capabilities of a fire engine and a fire truck, having the ability to provide vertical access as well as pump water to fight a fire.
name
A diminutive of the male given names Quentin and Quinton
Example Sentences
- "The discard was, in fact, an experiment in bluff. Carrados might have held a quint and fourteen kings for all the opposing hand disclosed."
- "Two days after Mrs. Shirley Ann Lawson's four girls and one boy were delivered in New Zealand, another set of quints was born to Mrs. Karin Olsen in Falun, Sweden."
Etymology
* From Middle French quint, from Latin quīntus. Doublet of quintus. * (firefighting vehicle): In reference to its five functions: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: quint, quīntus