Definitions for quarterns

quarterns quar·tern

Spelling: [kwawr-tern]
IPA: /ˈkwɔr tərn/

Quarterns is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 379 anagrams from letters in quarterns (aenqrrstu).

Definitions for quarterns

noun

  1. a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.

Origin of quarterns

1250-1300; Middle English quartroun, quartron, quartern Old French quarteron, derivative of quart fourth. See quart1

Examples for quarterns

It is difficult to understand the price of the quartern loaf, 1s.

If you'll kindly order a quartern of gin in a pint glass for me, I'll fill it up and be quite content all the evening.

"Half a quartern," stammered the boy, in a frightened voice.

In one after another we read of the quartern loaf ranging from 7d.

On March 5, 1801, the price of the quartern loaf stood as high as 1s.

In all these houses gin, moreover, was sold at a penny the quartern.

In November, 1799, the quartern loaf was sold in London, at 1s.

He recollects the quartern loaf at 2¼d., primest meat at 1d.

A quartern is a quarter of a gill, which is about the “dash” of rum.

Drink—well, suppose a gentleman does take his quartern, is it a crime?

Word Value for quarterns
Scrable

17

Words with friends

19

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