quist
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of quist
of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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Quips Gran quist: "It's like fine tuning a TV with a 3,000-mile-long screwdriver."
From Time Magazine Archive
O. N. kvistr, a twig, O. Dan., quist, Norse, Dan. kvist, Sw. quist, id.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
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