Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
quarry . - To block up.
- noun An obsolete form of
quarry . - noun An abbreviation of quarter;
- noun of quarterly.
- To coagulate: said of milk in the female breast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. A quarry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
quarry .
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Examples
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An 'quar'l with his frosted heels, an' spill his liniment;
Riley Child-Rhymes James Whitcomb Riley 1882
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Then all of them were, except Adept/Citizen Purple, who was lost in his own private quar - rel.
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I receive an anonymous communication from a quar - ter which I know to be important, warning me that danger threatens a certain person.
Chennai 2010
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(So far, New York seems better cushioned, since the United States accounts for a quar ter of the world economy.)
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In the white house family quar-ters, the ethos is more Methodist than Baptist.
Soulful Matters 2008
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'It's not worth getting disciplined over a fight in quar-ters.'
Shaman's Crossing Hobb, Robin 2005
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For another, it had been neatly and efficiently quar-tered before being hung from the roof of the ice cave by its massive right arm.
The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004
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Sed remotis mensis, cum in triclinio regalibus exueretur, tres optimates eum prosequuti, quorum vnus erat comes Haroldus, secundus abbas, tertius episcopus, familiaritatis ausu interrogant quid riserat: mirum omnibus nec immerit� videri, quar� in tanta serenitate diei et neg騮ij, tacentibus c鎡eris, scurrilem cachinnum ejecerit.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The dying king, reconciled after one last epic quar - rel with a son whom he has mistrusted right down to this moment, has a few things to say to his son and heir.
Shakespeare Bevington, David 2002
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COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES The total gross salaries and wages paid to employees in the community, social and personal services industry for fourth quar - ter 1999 reflected an annual decrease of 2.1% compared with fourth quarter 1998 and a quarterly increase of 0.7% compared with third quarter 1999.
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