2. To pun; to practice punning. Cudworth.

Syn. -- To cavil; shuffle; equivocate; trifle.

Quib"bler (?), n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster.

Quib"bling*ly (?), adv. Triflingly; evasively.

Qui"ca (?), n. [From the native Brazilian name.] (Zoˆl.) A small South

American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It

feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit.

Quice (?), n. (Zoˆl.) See Queest.

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