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    queen's rook.
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    qr.
    abbreviation
    farthing.

QR

1 American  
  1. Chess. queen's rook.


qr. 2 American  

abbreviation

qrs plural
  1. farthing.


qr. 3 American  

abbreviation

qrs plural
  1. quarter.

  2. quire.


qr. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. quarter

  2. quarterly

  3. quire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

QR 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Queen's Regulations

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

QR 3 British  

symbol

  1. queen's rook

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of qr.

< Latin quadrāns, plural quadrantēs

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The idea was that if the State would subsidize any large granary company to the extent of 6d. or 5d. per qr., grain now warehoused in foreign lands would be attracted to the British Isles.

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