the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).
n. A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A fourth part; a quarter.
n. Specifically The fourth part of certain British measures.
n. The fourth of a peck, or of a stone.
n. A quarter of a pound.
n.
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n. one of four equal parts
Word Usage
"The reporters, of course, expected a sensation; but, on the contrary, our evidence went to show that, as the poisonous substance was found in the "quartern" bottle on deceased's table, death was in all probability due to suicide."