quin

noun — 2 senses

quin

noun

/kwɪn/ · [kʰw̥ɪn]

1

Informal A quintuplet.

Synonyms: quint
Related terms: quad

quin

noun

1

A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food.

Similarly the stocks of the free-living scallops and quins, which are caught by trawling, are threatened by over-fishing to supply the market for canned or frozen luxury sea-foods.1973, N. L. Tranter, Population since the industrial revolution, page 104:

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