quad

Quad, n. (Print.) Defn: A quadrat. Quad, n. (Arch.) Defn: A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang] Quad, Quade, a. Etym: [Akin to AS. cwæd, cwead, dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. quat.] Defn: Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.] Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. Chaucer.

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