| 释义 |
quarterer|ˈkwɔːtərə(r)|
[f. quarter v. + -er1.]
One who quarters, in various senses of the verb; esp. one who takes up quarters, a lodger. Also, a quartering bird (sense 10 d of quarter v.).
1648C. Walker Hist. Independ. i. 66 If these quarterers offer violence..they are protected. 1681W. Robertson Phraseol. Gen. (1693) 1040 A quarterer or hang-man. a1802Dk. Athole's Nurse ix. in Child Ballads IV. 152 Had you a quarterer here last night,..We are come to clear his lawing. 1881Gregor Folk-lore 57 Now and again there was a quarterer [a class of beggar] in the family. 1892W. W. Greener Breech-Loader vii. 209 When the shooter facing No. 2 trap gets a quarterer to the left from No. 5. |