quartering
1 of 2noun
quar·ter·ing ˈkwȯ(r)-tə-riŋ 
1
a
: the division of an escutcheon containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments
b
: a quarter of an escutcheon or the coat of arms on it
2
: a line of usually noble or distinguished ancestry
quartering
2 of 2adjective
1
: coming from a point well abaft the beam of a ship but not directly astern
quartering waves
2
: lying at right angles
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2020 Killing a big bull at a steep quartering angle takes a very good cartridge, topped with a tough, deep-penetrating bullet. Field & Stream, 10 May 2019 Hunsucker always places the decoy facing and quartering to him. Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 Dec. 2019 The drawing and quartering Will witnesses during a public execution in an early scene is only the first sign that the stakes here may be higher than even this playwright’s career. 9 p.m. Ellen Gray, Philly.com, 7 July 2017
Noun
In our world of Chronic Wasting Disease, field-quartering is a skill every deer hunter needs to learn anyway. Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2020 Killing a big bull at a steep quartering angle takes a very good cartridge, topped with a tough, deep-penetrating bullet. Field & Stream, 10 May 2019 Hunsucker always places the decoy facing and quartering to him. Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 Dec. 2019 The drawing and quartering Will witnesses during a public execution in an early scene is only the first sign that the stakes here may be higher than even this playwright’s career. 9 p.m. Ellen Gray, Philly.com, 7 July 2017 Word History
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1
quartering
verb
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter the militia is being quartered just outside the city Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- housing
- billeting
- sheltering
- lodging
- boarding
- accommodating
- camping
- encamping
- bunking
- chambering
- bivouacking
- rooming
- bestowing
- domiciling
- roofing
- stabling
- taking in
- harboring
- tenting
- securing
- homing
- roosting
- shedding
- ensconcing
- putting up
- barracking
- bedding (down)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ejecting
- evicting