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quartering
quar·ter·ing / ˈkwôrtəring/ • n. 1. (quarterings) Heraldry the coats of arms marshalled on a shield to denote the marriages into a family of the heiresses of others. 2. the provision of accommodations or lodgings, esp. for troops. 3. the action of dividing something into four parts. |
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"quartering." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "quartering." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-quartering.html "quartering." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-quartering.html |
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quartering n. the provision of accommodations or lodgings, especially for troops.
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"quartering." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "quartering." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-quartering.html "quartering." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-quartering.html |
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quartering •handspring • hamstring • herring
•headspring • wellspring
•airing, ballbearing, bearing, Behring, Bering, caring, daring, fairing, hardwearing, pairing, paring, raring, sparing, Waring, wearing
•talebearing • childbearing
•wayfaring • seafaring • cheeseparing
•time-sharing • mainspring • keyring
•gee-string • watch spring • offspring
•boring, flooring, Goring, riproaring, roaring, scoring, shoring
•drawstring • goalscoring
•outpouring • bowstring • shoestring
•bullring
•auctioneering, clearing, earring, electioneering, engineering, gearing, orienteering, privateering, shearing
•God-fearing • puppeteering
•firing, retiring, uninspiring, untiring, wiring
•during, mooring, reassuring, Turing
•posturing • restructuring
•meandering • rendering
•pondering, wandering
•ordering • maundering
•plundering, thundering, wondering
•offering • suffering • fingering
•scaremongering • hankering
•flickering, Pickering
•tinkering • hammering • glimmering
•unmurmuring • tampering
•whimpering • whispering
•smattering, unflattering
•earthshattering • schoolmastering
•Kettering • self-catering • wittering
•quartering, watering
•faltering • roistering • muttering
•gathering • woolgathering
•blithering
•flavouring (US flavoring), unwavering
•quivering
•manoeuvring (US maneuvering)
•covering • wallcovering
•Goering, stirring, unerring
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"quartering." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "quartering." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-quartering.html "quartering." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-quartering.html |
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