quartern
Example Sentences
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I tasted it myself, because the municipality had made a great point of introducing it to the lower classes at twopence per quartern less than the first quality.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
"Only half a quartern," stammered the boy in a frightened voice.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
The quartern loaf of 4 lb. or 64 oz. now costs 5d., wheat being very cheap.
From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
With the exception of a stone here and there—none of them larger than a quartern loaf—the sandy surface was perfectly smooth and level as a table.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Reid, Mayne
It may be stated roundly that an average quartern loaf in Great Britain is made from wheat grown in the following countries in the proportions named:— U.S.A.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
