"quadrella" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-quadrella.ogg [Australia] Forms: quadrellas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quadrella (plural quadrellas)
  1. (gambling, horse racing, Australia, New Zealand) A bet where the bettor must pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Gambling Categories (lifeform): Horse racing Derived forms: quaddie [diminutive, synonym] Related terms: quadfecta

Inflected forms

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