quaddie

== English == === Etymology === From quadrella +‎ -ie (“diminutive suffix”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === quaddie (plural quaddies) (Australia, gambling, horse racing, colloquial) A quadrella, a type of bet requiring the bettor to pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track; a bet requiring the selection of four winners of specified matches in a given round of a sporting competition. 2003 March 22, Craig Sherborne, Footy′s Man of Passion, The Herald Sun, republished in 2003, Garrie Hutchinson (editor), The Best Australian Sports Writing 2003, page 82, He was a footballer, hard-boned, smart-mouthed, with an eye on the quaddie at Flemington. 2006, Mike Dillon, From The Horses Mouth: The Keith Haub Story, 2010, HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand), unnumbered page, With only the last race to run the trio each had a $1 quaddie unit if Brent Thomson managed to get over the line in front. ==== Synonyms ==== quadrella