Quinella

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.

    "1954, Michigan Department of State Compilation Commission, 1954 Michigan Administrative Code, page 38, All tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely separate pool."

Verb
  1. 1
    To have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event. Australia, New-Zealand

    "Smith provided the winner of twenty-one Mares Produce Stakes and quinellaed the event nine times."

Synonyms

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exactasweepstakes

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"1954, Michigan Department of State Compilation Commission, 1954 Michigan Administrative Code, page 38, All tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely separate pool."

Etymology

From American Spanish quiniela (“sporting bet or pool”); US from 1942.

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