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quartern loaf

Quartern \Quar"tern\, n. [OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See Quarter, and cf. Quarteron, Quadroon.]

  1. A quarter. Specifically:

    1. The fourth part of a pint; a gill.

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

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