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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—Q

Qui

To give a man the qui. When a man in the printing business has had notice to quit, his fellow-workmen say they “have given him the qui.” Here qui is the contraction of quietus (discharge). (See Quietus.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Qui s'Excuse, s'Accuse
Quey Calves are dear Veal
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