英语词汇“quinella”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

quinella

释义

quinella orig. U.S.|kwɪˈnɛlə|
Also quinela, quiniela.
[ad. Amer. Sp. quiniela in same sense.]
A form of (usu. totalizator) betting in which the punter is required to select the first two place-getters in a race or other contest, not necessarily in the correct order.
1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §734/6 Quinella, a separate betting pool in which the bettor attempts to pick the first and second horses of a given race.1944Amer. Speech XIX. 231/2 Quinella, Saturday and Sunday off together. The term is used in dog races where the better must pick two winners on a single ticket.1949Rocky Mountain News 2 July 9/1 A parlay or quiniela is a combination wager coupling the first two animals to finish in one race... Odds on parlay and quiniela are heavy and, when hit, the return is great.1956Sun (Baltimore) 6 Oct. (B. ed.) 9/1 A petition for quinella wagering at Maryland thoroughbred tracks.1964A. Wykes Gambling viii. 193 Or there is the ‘quiniela’, in which the bettor tries to pick the first and second horse of a race.1967Punch 5 July 20/2 Incomprehensible to the non-punter are notices which attest the management's determination to accept, or not to accept, Castellas, Couplets, Duellas, Eliminators, Jackpots, Plums, Quinellas and Yankees.1969Australian 7 June 36/1 She picked..first and second in two races—including the final quinella which paid $7.60.1971[see nap n.⁵ 2 c].1974Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 11 July 9/9 Two relative outsiders..returned a quinella of $473.60 when they were first and second in the Seatoun Handicap.1977Listener 30 June 847/3 Didn't put number five in the Quinela.

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