QUARTERN

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill.

2.
n.

The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).

3.
n.

A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf. Simmonds.