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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Quartering

· Quar·ter·ing · IPA
01 a. Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.
  1. 1.
    Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.(Naut.)
  2. 2.
    At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.(Mach.)
02 n. A station.
  1. 1.
    A station.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.
  3. 3.
    The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.(Her.)
  4. 4.
    A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m) (Arch.)(Arch.) See: Quarter
Phrases & compounds
Quartering block — a block on which the body of a condemned criminal was quartered.