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n.
1.one of four equal parts
2.a district of a city having some distinguishing character
3.one of four periods of play into which some games are divided
4.a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
5.one of four periods into which the school year is divided
6.a fourth part of a year
7.one of the four major division of the compass
8.a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9.a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) 10.a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar 11.an unspecified person 12.the rear part of a ship 13.piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp quarter v.
1.provide housing for (military personnel)
2.pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
3.divide into quarters
4.divide by four

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