See Also: shmatte(dictionary)

quadruplication (iou) and shmatte (iou)


quadruplication (iou)



quadruplication noun. L16.
[Latin quadruplicatio(n-), formed as QUADRUPLICATE verb: see -ATION.]
The action or process of multiplying by four; the result of this. L16.
Law (now Hist.). A pleading on the part of a defendant, in reply to a triplication. Cf. QUADRUPLY noun. M17.

shmatte (iou)



shmatte noun. US colloq. Also schmatte. L20.
[Yiddish schmatte, from Polish szmata rag.]
A rag; a garment, esp. a ragged one.