malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox

(nautical) A list specifying the different stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of action, and the names of the men assigned to each.

(nautical) A petty officer who assists the gunner.

(time) quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter.

plural of quarter tone

An automaton, on a clock, that strikes a bell every quarter hour

Less common spelling of one-quarter

One quarter (1/4, ¼, 0.25).

(Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) Having one "half-caste" parent; especially, having three Caucasian and one non-Caucasian grandparents

(Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) A person with one "half-caste" parent and one Caucasian parent