quid

n 1: the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence

[syn: {British pound}, {pound}, {pound sterling}]

2: a wad of something chewable as tobacco [syn: {chew}, {chaw},

{cud}, {plug}, {wad}]

quad

1. Two bits; synonym for {quarter}, {crumb}, {tayste}.

2. A four-pack of anything (compare {hex}).

3. The rectangle or box glyph used in the APL language for

various arcane purposes mostly related to I/O.

Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford types are said to associate it

with nostalgic memories of dear old University (short for

"quadrangle").

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