quint 1
/kwint, kint/ , n.
1. an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
2. Piquet. a sequence of five cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten (quint major) , or a king, queen, jack, ten, and nine (quint minor) .
[ 1520-30; quinte (fem. of quint ) quinta, fem. of quintus FIFTH ]
quint 2
/kwint/ , n. Informal.
a quintuplet.
[ 1930-35; shortened form ]