quartern
Example Sentences
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I asked what the trouble was, and was told the baker had refused to sell his half-quartern loaves under sevenpence, or his quartern loaves under a shilling.
From The Message by H. M. (Henry Matthew) Brock
"Half a quartern," stammered the boy, in a frightened voice.
From What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by H. W. (Henry William) Dulcken
I bought a stale quartern loaf—I got a penny off it, being two days old; here's a nice piece of cheese; and onions cut up small will make a fine relish.
From Good Luck by L. T. Meade
Phoebe, how are we to live with the quartern loaf at one and tenpence?
From Quality Street A Comedy by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
He had just bailed out the boat, when stooping down, he put his hand in, and, feeling round, discovered to his great joy a large piece of bread, the best part of a quartern loaf.
From Adrift in a Boat by William Henry Giles Kingston
