Posted by Robert Dilley on May 14, 2003 at 16:46:10 from 65.39.15.64 user rdilley.
In Reply to: Re: British Monetary Nomenclature posted by RichardG on May 14, 2003 at 09:50:12:
"Resolutely singular..." -- except in the phrase (which I am sure would not appear in AR) "Quids In", meaning an exceptionally fortunate happening.
My invaluable Chambers gives the etymology of quid as "obscure".