Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An interval of one fifth. · The E string of a violin. · In piquet, a sequence of five playing cards of the same suit; equivalent to a straight flush in poker. · a quin or quintuplet.
* 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.
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