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quartern
[ kwawr-tern ]
noun
- a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.
quartern
/ ˈkwɔːtən /
noun
- a fourth part of certain weights or measures, such as a peck or a pound
- Also calledquartern loaf
- a type of loaf 4 inches square, used esp for making sandwiches
- any loaf weighing 1600 g when baked
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quartern1
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Example Sentences
You cannot put a quartern loaf into a child's head; you must break it up, and give him the crumb in warm milk.
To think of her father not having the price of an early pint, or a quartern of cool refreshing gin!
We stopped again at The Nightingale, and had half-a-quartern of whisky each.
If you consume half a bushel a week, that is to say about a quartern loaf a day, this is a saving of 5l.
On my way I called at a small corn-chandler's, and bought a quartern of flour done up in a thin and utterly insufficient bag.
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