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quartern

[ kwawr-tern ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.


quartern

/ ˈkwɔːtən /

noun

  1. a fourth part of certain weights or measures, such as a peck or a pound
  2. Also calledquartern loaf
    1. a type of loaf 4 inches square, used esp for making sandwiches
    2. any loaf weighing 1600 g when baked
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quartern1

1250–1300; Middle English quartroun, quartron, quartern < Old French quarteron, derivative of quart fourth. See quart 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quartern1

C13: from Old French quarteron, from quart a quarter
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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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