quartern
quartern
Definition
quar·tern (kwôrt′ərn)
noun
- Obsolete a fourth part; quarter
- Brit. one fourth of a pint, a peck, or of various other weights and measures
Etymology: ME quarteroun < OFr quarteron < quart: see quart
quartern
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- gin: She had a half pint of porter and a quartern of gin, and started toward Islington.
Browse dictionary entries near quartern
- Quartermaster Corps
- quartermaster
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- quartered
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- quartersawed
- quartersawing
- quartersawn
- quarterstaff
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- quartet
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- quartic
