abbrev. (orig. in Oxford slang) of QUADRANGLE sb. 2.

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1820.  in Braserose Ale, 8. When first thy Quad, O Brasenose, sprung from earth.

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1827.  Sporting Mag., XXI. 70. Mr. Protheroe once met me in ‘Quad’ during the frost.

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1861.  Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxf., i. The rooms ain’t half so large or good in the inner quad.

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1884.  Pall Mall Gaz., 24 Jan., 3/2. Pump-court—the dreariest of all the Temple quads.

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