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quartern [ˈkwɔːtən] n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a fourth part of certain weights or measures, such as a peck or a pound 2. (Cookery) Also called quartern loaf Brit a. a type of loaf 4 inches square, used esp for making sandwiches b. any loaf weighing 1600 g when baked [from Old French quarteron, from quart a quarter] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| Mr Tappertit looked immensely big at a quartern loaf on the table, and breathed hard. This the drunken old chap, in a pair of list slippers and a nightcap, wot had offered--it afterwards come out--to make a hole in the water for a quartern of rum stood aforehand, and kept to his word for the first and last time in his life. |
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