1535 Neh. iii. 16 The ruler of the halfe quarter of Bethzur.
1685 No. 2078/4 Lace, three half quarters broad.
1884 F. J. Britten (new ed.) 224 Half-quarter repeaters, instead of giving the minutes, strike one additional blow if the half-quarter has passed.
1898 at Half-, Mod. Alm. 8 Feb., Half-Quarter Day.