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cuadrilla

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cua·dril·la  (kwä-dry, -drly)
n. pl. cua·dril·las
The group of assistants to the matador in a bullfight.

[Spanish, diminutive of cuadra, square, from Latin quadra; see quadrille1.]


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Miners also competed within the cuadrilla to demonstrate who was the strongest, who had the most force, or who could perform a difficult job more ably.
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