half-quartern

noun

British a loaf having a weight, when baked, of 800 g

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Historical Examples

Davy Ramsay brought a half-quartern sack to put the treasure in.
Old and New London
Walter Thornbury
Among London thieves and low people generally a deadun is a half-quartern loaf.
The Slang Dictionary
John Camden Hotten
Part of Jorrocks's half-quartern loaf was bartered with the captain of an East Indiaman for a slice of buffalo-beef.
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities
Robert Smith Surtees
Oh, sir—but do forgive me for making free to ask such a thing—if you would only let it be a half-quartern loaf instead?
Johnny Ludlow. First Series
Mrs. Henry Wood
Students of the half-quartern household loaf will appreciate the niceties involved.
When Ghost Meets Ghost
William Frend De Morgan

half-quartern

Examples from the Web for half-quartern

Historical Examples

Davy Ramsay brought a half-quartern sack to put the treasure in.

Among London thieves and low people generally a deadun is a half-quartern loaf.

Part of Jorrocks's half-quartern loaf was bartered with the captain of an East Indiaman for a slice of buffalo-beef.

Oh, sir—but do forgive me for making free to ask such a thing—if you would only let it be a half-quartern loaf instead?

Students of the half-quartern household loaf will appreciate the niceties involved.