Quarter pieces

(Naut.) several pieces of timber at the after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.

See also: Quarter

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in periodicals archive
Trim and debone the chicken in quarter pieces. Or, portion it as you please.
The puller system avoids the need of a skilled operator, who should be (in case of standard unit) pulling the quarter pieces of trousers in order to match perfectly the two parts.
We began by cutting our warm, cool and neutral painted papers into half and quarter pieces. I demonstrated easy-to-cut shapes, and my students used their quarter sheets to create their rooster's body, neck, head, beak, eyes, comb, wings, feathers, legs, feet and background details.
A quarter penny was originally known as a fourthing when coins were cut into quarter pieces to make change.
Cut each sheet of Nori into two triangular or four quarter pieces and put onto an additional serving plate.
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