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quaddie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From quadrella + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Meanings

1. (Australia, colloquial) A quadrella, a type of bet requiring the bettor to pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track; a bet requiring the selection of four winners of specified matches in a given round of a sporting competition.
   • For the Fourth week in a row I have had 3 live legs of the Quaddie only to be dudded by West Coast the last two! 2007 July 16, gF, “Screw Fremantle”, in aus.sport.aussie-rules (Usenet):
   • 2006, Mike Dillon, From The Horses Mouth: The Keith Haub Story, 2010, HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand), unnumbered page, With only the last race to run the trio each had a $1 quaddie unit if Brent Thomson managed to get over the line in front.
   • I had the quaddie in Melbourne if Alinghi won. 2004 November 21, Josh Button, “Cup tips”, in aus.sport.rugby-league (Usenet):
   • 2003 March 22, Craig Sherborne, Footy′s Man of Passion, The Herald Sun, republished in 2003, Garrie Hutchinson (editor), The Best Australian Sports Writing 2003, page 82, He was a footballer, hard-boned, smart-mouthed, with an eye on the quaddie at Flemington.

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Synonyms

quadrella