Q school ( golf ) abbreviation of qualifying school
QPR (association football ) short name of the English
club Queen’s Park Rangers
quad (rowing) shortening of quadruple scull
quad bike (motorcycle racing) a four-wheeled motorcycle
quadrella (horse racing) a bet on the winners of a
group of four races in a meeting [Latin quadr-,
“four” with diminutive suffix -ella]
quadruple scull (rowing) a four-manned boat in
which each rower has a pair of sculls
Quakers (association football ) nickname of the
English club Darlington [from the town’s long
association with the Quakers (Society of
Friends)]
qualifier ( general ) shortening of qualifying round
qualifying round ( general) a preliminary round of
a competition, designed to limit the number of
entrants
qualifying school ( golf ) a six-round competition
held annually for players seeking one of 35 places
on the European Tour
quarte ( fencing) the fourth of eight basic parry positions,
used to protect the upper inside of the left
of the body [French quarte, “fourth”]
quarter (American football ) (1) one of the periods
of 15 minutes into which a game is divided; (2)
shortening of quarterback; (Australian Rules)
one of the periods of 20 minutes into which a
match is divided
quarter court (squash) one half of the back part of
the court
quarter-final ( general ) the round before the
semifinal in a knockout competition
quarter-line (rugby union) another term for the
twenty-two
quarter-miler (athletics) an expert in running the
quarter-mile (now 400 meters)
quarter-pipe (skateboarding) half of a half-pipe,
as a curved ramp
quarter-race (horse racing) a race over a quarter of
a mile
quarter stretch (horse racing) a part of a racecourse
that is a quarter of a mile long
quarterback (American football ) the player between
the linemen and the running backs, who
directs his team’s attacking play
quarterback club (American football ) an association
of supporters who actively promote their
team
quarterback sack (American football ) an attack on
a quarterback before he can make a pass
quarterback sneak (American football ) a play in
which a quarterback carries the ball instead of
passing it to another back
quasimodo (surfing) a crouched position adopted
when riding a surfboard [from the name of the
“Hunchback of Notre Dame,” the deformed
bellringer in Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel Notre
Dame de Paris]
Queens (association football ) short name of the
Scottish club Queen of the South
Queen’s Prize (shooting) the leading award for rifle
shooting [founded in 1860 by Queen Victoria
(reigned 1837–1901)]
Queensberry Rules (boxing) the standard rules of
the modern form of the sport [introduced in
1867 under the patronage of the 8th Marquis of
Queensberry (1844–1900)]
quickie (cricket) colloquial term for a fast bowler
quickstick (lacrosse) a shot made by a player without
using a cradle between receiving the ball
and sending it on
quinella (horse racing) a bet on the horses that will
finish first and second in a race (but not on their
order of finishing) [American Spanish quiniela]
Quins (rugby union) short name of the English
club Harlequins
quinte ( fencing) the fifth of eight basic parry positions,
used to protect the lower inside of the
body [French quinte, “fifth”]
quiver (archery) a long narrow case for holding arrows
quoit (quoits) a ring made of rubber, rope, or the
like (originally iron), used for throwing in the
game named for it
quoits (sport) a game in which a quoit is thrown
to encircle or land as near as possible to a peg or
small post [origin uncertain]
QPR (association football ) short name of the English
club Queen’s Park Rangers
quad (rowing) shortening of quadruple scull
quad bike (motorcycle racing) a four-wheeled motorcycle
quadrella (horse racing) a bet on the winners of a
group of four races in a meeting [Latin quadr-,
“four” with diminutive suffix -ella]
quadruple scull (rowing) a four-manned boat in
which each rower has a pair of sculls
Quakers (association football ) nickname of the
English club Darlington [from the town’s long
association with the Quakers (Society of
Friends)]
qualifier ( general ) shortening of qualifying round
qualifying round ( general) a preliminary round of
a competition, designed to limit the number of
entrants
qualifying school ( golf ) a six-round competition
held annually for players seeking one of 35 places
on the European Tour
quarte ( fencing) the fourth of eight basic parry positions,
used to protect the upper inside of the left
of the body [French quarte, “fourth”]
quarter (American football ) (1) one of the periods
of 15 minutes into which a game is divided; (2)
shortening of quarterback; (Australian Rules)
one of the periods of 20 minutes into which a
match is divided
quarter court (squash) one half of the back part of
the court
quarter-final ( general ) the round before the
semifinal in a knockout competition
quarter-line (rugby union) another term for the
twenty-two
quarter-miler (athletics) an expert in running the
quarter-mile (now 400 meters)
quarter-pipe (skateboarding) half of a half-pipe,
as a curved ramp
quarter-race (horse racing) a race over a quarter of
a mile
quarter stretch (horse racing) a part of a racecourse
that is a quarter of a mile long
quarterback (American football ) the player between
the linemen and the running backs, who
directs his team’s attacking play
quarterback club (American football ) an association
of supporters who actively promote their
team
quarterback sack (American football ) an attack on
a quarterback before he can make a pass
quarterback sneak (American football ) a play in
which a quarterback carries the ball instead of
passing it to another back
quasimodo (surfing) a crouched position adopted
when riding a surfboard [from the name of the
“Hunchback of Notre Dame,” the deformed
bellringer in Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel Notre
Dame de Paris]
Queens (association football ) short name of the
Scottish club Queen of the South
Queen’s Prize (shooting) the leading award for rifle
shooting [founded in 1860 by Queen Victoria
(reigned 1837–1901)]
Queensberry Rules (boxing) the standard rules of
the modern form of the sport [introduced in
1867 under the patronage of the 8th Marquis of
Queensberry (1844–1900)]
quickie (cricket) colloquial term for a fast bowler
quickstick (lacrosse) a shot made by a player without
using a cradle between receiving the ball
and sending it on
quinella (horse racing) a bet on the horses that will
finish first and second in a race (but not on their
order of finishing) [American Spanish quiniela]
Quins (rugby union) short name of the English
club Harlequins
quinte ( fencing) the fifth of eight basic parry positions,
used to protect the lower inside of the
body [French quinte, “fifth”]
quiver (archery) a long narrow case for holding arrows
quoit (quoits) a ring made of rubber, rope, or the
like (originally iron), used for throwing in the
game named for it
quoits (sport) a game in which a quoit is thrown
to encircle or land as near as possible to a peg or
small post [origin uncertain]
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