qtr.n.
= quarter n. (in various senses); spec. (in early use) = quarter n. 1a.
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fourth part, dealc1000
quarternc1300
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farthingdeala1400
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quaternity1633
fierdhalf1674
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > eight bushels or quarter
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qr.1526
qtr.1571
quartern1583
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1571 Will of John Daniell (Early Huntingdonshire Wills transcript) in freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com (O.E.D. Archive) I geve unto Ellin my dau six qtrs barlye.
1702 J. Ayres Arithmetick (ed. 6) ii. 34 Examples of Dry Measure. Chald. qtrs. bush. pec.
1800 Repertory of Arts 13 306 The produce of the straw was 1 ton, 2 cwt. 0 qtrs. 20 lb. or about fifty hundred weight an acre.
1895 Econ. Jrnl. 5 540 In 1881 the average price of wheat in Karachi was 4.83 rupees per cwt., while in England it was 45s. 4d. per qtr.
1912 P. A. Amos Processes of Flour Manuf. xxxii. 263 The quarter favoured by the Government is the 480 lbs. measure... Russian wheat is often sold at 492 and 496-lb. qtrs.
1976 Times 25 Sept. 19 (heading) Borel looks to 3rd qtr upturn.
1998 Patchwork & Quilting Aug. 45/2 (advt.) All fabrics are £8.50/m, and are available as yardage, 8 fat eighths or qtrs.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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