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n 1: the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

English Dictionary: quip	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quaff n a hearty draft v to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers" Synonym(s): gulp, quaff, swig
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Quapaw n a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
queue up v form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store" Synonym(s): line up, queue up, queue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quiff n a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quip n a witty saying Synonym(s): epigram, quip witty remark Synonym(s): wisecrack, crack, sally, quip v make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner" Synonym(s): gag, quip
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quipu n calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quab \Quab\, n. [Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe, quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E. squab.] An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished. --Ford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quab \Quab\, v. i. See {Quob}, v. i.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quob \Quob\, v. i. [Cf. {Quaver}.] [Written also {quop} and {quab}.] To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quab \Quab\, n. [Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe, quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E. squab.] An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished. --Ford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quab \Quab\, v. i. See {Quob}, v. i.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quob \Quob\, v. i. [Cf. {Quaver}.] [Written also {quop} and {quab}.] To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaff \Quaff\, v. i. To drink largely or luxuriously. Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaff \Quaff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quaffing}.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. {Quaigh}.] To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. [bd]Quaffed off the muscadel.[b8] --Shak. They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quap \Quap\, v. i. To quaver. [Obs.] See {Quob}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quave \Quave\, n. See {Quaver}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quave \Quave\, v. i. To quaver. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quib \Quib\, n. [Cf. {Quip}.] A quip; a gibe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quip \Quip\, n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. {Quib}, {Quibble}.] A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe. Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. --Milton. He was full of joke and jest, But all his merry quips are o'er. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quip \Quip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quipped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quipping}.] To taunt; to treat with quips. The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quip \Quip\, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts. --Sir H. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Quipu \[d8]Qui"pu\, n.; pl. {Quipus}. [Peruv. quipu a knot.] A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events. [Written also {quipo}.] --Tylor. The mysterious science of the quipus . . . supplied the Peruvians with the means of communicating their ideas to one another, and of transmitting them to future generations. --Prescott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quipo \Qui"po\, n. Same as {Quipu}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Quipu \[d8]Qui"pu\, n.; pl. {Quipus}. [Peruv. quipu a knot.] A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events. [Written also {quipo}.] --Tylor. The mysterious science of the quipus . . . supplied the Peruvians with the means of communicating their ideas to one another, and of transmitting them to future generations. --Prescott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quipo \Qui"po\, n. Same as {Quipu}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quob \Quob\, v. i. [Cf. {Quaver}.] [Written also {quop} and {quab}.] To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quoif \Quoif\, n. & v. t. See {Coif}. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
, n. [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub. See {Cup}, n.; but cf. also {Cop}, {Cuff} the article of dress, {Quoif}, n.] A cap. Specifically: (a) A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. (b) An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. [Written also {quoif}.] From point and saucy ermine down To the plain coif and russet gown. --H. Brocke. The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quoif \Quoif\, n. & v. t. See {Coif}. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
, n. [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub. See {Cup}, n.; but cf. also {Cop}, {Cuff} the article of dress, {Quoif}, n.] A cap. Specifically: (a) A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. (b) An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. [Written also {quoif}.] From point and saucy ermine down To the plain coif and russet gown. --H. Brocke. The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quob \Quob\, v. i. [Cf. {Quaver}.] [Written also {quop} and {quab}.] To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quop \Quop\, v. i. See {Quob}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quob \Quob\, v. i. [Cf. {Quaver}.] [Written also {quop} and {quab}.] To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quop \Quop\, v. i. See {Quob}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Quapaw, OK (town, FIPS 61400) Location: 36.95213 N, 94.78939 W Population (1990): 928 (407 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74363
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
QBE {Query By Example}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
QPE Two-dimensional pictorial query language. "Pictorial Information Systems", S.K. Chang et al eds, Springer 1980. Q-systems. A. Colmerauer, 1969. A rewrite system with one-way unification, used for English-French translation. It led to Prolog. "The Birth of Prolog" A. Colmerauer et al, SIGPLAN Notices 28(3):37-52 (March 1993).