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Quarter-deck :: Quarter-deck (n.) That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one..

Chine :: Chine (n.) A chink or cleft; a narrow and deep ravine; as, Shanklin Chine in the Isle of Wight, a quarter of a mile long and 230 feet deep..

Quartering :: Quartering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quartte.

Canton :: Canton (v. i.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops..

Cat :: Cat (n.) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade..

Nail :: Nail (a.) A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard..

Back :: Back (v. i.) To change from one quarter to another by a course opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.

Quarterlies :: Quarterlies (pl. ) of Quarterl.

Halfpace :: Halfpace (n.) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.

Run :: Run (n.) The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows toward the stern, under the quarter..

Quarter :: Quarter (n.) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds..

Minim :: Minim (n.) A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets..

Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; -- usually in the plural.

Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) A small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called stud..

Quarterly :: Quarterly (n.) A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year..

Trimestrial :: Trimestrial (a.) Of or pertaining to a trimester, or period of three months; occurring once in every three months; quarterly..

Western :: Western (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean..

Quartering :: Quartering (n.) Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.

Encamp :: Encamp (v. t.) To form into a camp; to place in a temporary habitation, or quarters..

Quarter :: Quarter (n.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.

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