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Quacking-cheat, c. a Duck.

Quack, an Empirick, or meer pretender to Physic.

Quaffing, Quaff off, carousing, to carouse.

Quag, Quagmire, marshy moorish Ground.

Quailing of the Stomack, beginning to be qualmish or uneasy.

Quail-pipe, a Woman's Tongue; also a Device to take the Birds of that Name, which are fine food, the French esteem'd the best; tho' both those and the English are of a Currish Nature, and will beat themselves against the Cage, sides and top, being with difficulty brought to Feed: Wheat is usually given them, but Hempseed is a great deal better.

Quaint, curious, neat; also strange

Quaking cheat, c. a Calf or a Sheep.

Qualified, Accomplisht, Statesman, Soldier, Scholar.

Qualifications, Accomplishments that render any of them Compleat; also Conditions.

Qually-Wines, Turbulent and Foul.

Qualm, a Stomack-Fit; also Calmness, and the Cry of Ravens.

Qualmish, Crop-sick, queasy Stomackt.

Quarrel-picker, a Glazier; also a contentious Fellow, a Trouble Company.

Quarron, c a Body.

Quarte, Nails of the Sword-Hand quite up.

Quarting upon the streight Line, keeping the Head and Shoulders very much back from the Adversary's Sword, when one thrusts with his own.

Quash, to Suppress, Annul, or Overthrow. To Quash the indictment.