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quartering

The correct spelling is quartering.

How to pronounce quartering

verb

Say it like: Kwa-rte-rin-g

The correct spelling is quartering. To divide into quarters; to divide by four. For example: "Quarter the horses in the third stable."

Usage Examples

Quarter the horses in the third stable.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To divide into quarters; to divide by four.
  2. 2.To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.
  3. 3.To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
  4. 4.To quartersaw.
  5. 5.To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.

noun

  1. 1.A division into four parts.
  2. 2.The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
  3. 3.The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
  4. 4.The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
  5. 5.One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

adjective

  1. 1.Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
  2. 2.At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.

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