quartern

1 There is nothing for it," he replied in a tone of humility; "if I did not take a glass with every quartern, child of my soul, what would become of me?

2 He had just bailed out the boat, when stooping down, he put his hand in, and, feeling round, discovered to his great joy a large piece of bread, the best part of a quartern loaf.

3 This John Bull is hacked to make a Corsican and Yankee holiday, taxed at the bayonet's point, starved on bread at eighteenpence the quartern, and offered up as a sacrifice to a Bourbon "Bumble-head."

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

5 There was one at an Inn door holding a quartern of brandy—the very thought of her kept me warm a whole stage—and a 16 miler too—“You’ll pardon me for being jocular.”

6 It may be stated roundly that an average quartern loaf in Great Britain is made from wheat grown in the following countries in the proportions named:— U.S.A.

7 To think of her father not having the price of an early pint, or a quartern of cool refreshing gin!

8 But I know that by nightfall you could not have purchased a quartern loaf for elevenpence halfpenny within ten miles of Charing Cross.

9 Jimmy tried to protest he was all right, but his heavy eyes betrayed him, and she insisted that he should go out and get a quartern of brandy.

10 I never contradict a lady, because it’s not polite; but since I explained, the old woman has huffed, and won’t trust me with half a quartern—will she, Moonshine?”

11 ‘No, I can’t read,’ said the young gentleman, ‘but I can stand on my head and drink a quartern o’ gin.’

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

13 As if all the speeches of all the fools in Staffordshire would lower the quartern loaf!

14 Upon the latter was one of those flat bottles known as a “quartern.”

15 Shop-windows were stoned that night in south and east London; but twenty-four hours later the price of the quartern loaf was 1s. 3d., and a man offering 1s. 2d. would go empty away.

16 I tasted it myself, because the municipality had made a great point of introducing it to the lower classes at twopence per quartern less than the first quality.

17 The quartern loaf of 4 lb. or 64 oz. now costs 5d., wheat being very cheap.

18 Excited by the murmur of applause, Don Benigno drank a few more quarterns than usual, and the chaplain would not let himself be outdone.

19 She was speedily recalled: "Betty, make it half a quartern loaf, and a quartern of gin."

20 Their general custom is to use small cups, about one third the size of a spoon, by means of which each Laplander in his turn will often contrive to swallow a whole quartern of brandy.

1 四磅重的面包

fourpounder

2 四分之一

fourth quarter Q.

3 品脱

pint

4 四等分

quartered quarter

5 液量单位

quart hogshead liquid measure