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Quartern   Listen
noun
Quartern  n.  
1.
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.).
2.
A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; called also quartern loaf.





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"Quartern" Quotes from Famous Books



... apiece"—and he hoped all would get enough. Probably about 100 guests had by this time assembled, and each was provided with a white basin, which was filled by Ned and his assistants, with soup from a washing jug. A paper bag containing half a quartern loaf was also given to each, and the contents rapidly disappeared. As the fragrant steam mounted provokingly from the soup-basins up to the gallery, Mr. Wright took occasion to mention that at the ...
— Mystic London: - or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis • Charles Maurice Davies


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