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[quarton] (c.1300)
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[quarton] (c.1300)

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quartoun  
  FEW:  quartus 2/ii,1424a Gdf:  quarton 6,487b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  quarton  TLF:  quarton  OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

s.

volumeunitquarter of the measure of liquids: 
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  r[ecevét] [...] olei de lilio ana quartoun un [...]  A-N Med ii 165.118
demi quarton
weightuniteighth of the measure of weight (usually of a hundredweight, i.e. 12.5 or 14 pounds): 
( 1346-47 )  Item pour di. quartoun de bord de knorholt achaté de William Fauconer .vj. s. .iij. d.  Sandahl Sea i 73

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See also:

quart1  quarte1  quarter  quartron  quatre1 
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