n. [ L. quini five each. ] (Mus.) An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such intervals. [ Obs. ] “He sang . . . a loud quynyble.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced by quillet, or quiddity. ]
Quibbles have no place in the search after truth. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced by quillet, or quiddity. ]
Quibbles have no place in the search after truth. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster. [ 1913 Webster ]