quartern
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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
This adds six pounds of bread to the bushel, or nearly another quartern loaf and a half, making nearly fifteen quartern loaves out of the bushel of wheat.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by William Cobbett
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
"Only half a quartern," stammered the boy in a frightened voice.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
The quartern loaf of 4 lb. or 64 oz. now costs 5d., wheat being very cheap.
From The History of London by Sir Walter Besant
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