Knight's American mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes and engineering, history of inventions, general technological vocabulary ; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts . n. On thequarter, 45 abaft the beam. Quarler-hoats areabaft the mizzen. Qtiartcr-deck, abaft the main-mast. b. Portions of a ship belonging to or at the quar-ter, as, quarter-boat, quarter-gallery, quarter-lad-der, quarter-nettings, qiiMrter-posts, quarter-rails,quarter-timbers, etc. c. That portion of a yard from the slings out-ward ; hence, quartcr-hlock, qnar
Knight's American mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes and engineering, history of inventions, general technological vocabulary ; and digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts . n. On thequarter, 45 abaft the beam. Quarler-hoats areabaft the mizzen. Qtiartcr-deck, abaft the main-mast. b. Portions of a ship belonging to or at the quar-ter, as, quarter-boat, quarter-gallery, quarter-lad-der, quarter-nettings, qiiMrter-posts, quarter-rails,quarter-timbers, etc. c. That portion of a yard from the slings out-ward ; hence, quartcr-hlock, qnarfer-slinris, quarter-tackle, etc. d. A point of the compass between the line of thekeel and abaft the beam. e. The stations of a ships company in time ofexercise or action. 2. (Plural, quarters.) The apartments assigned toofficers and soldiers in a barrack. 3. {Milling.) A section of a millstone dress, con-sisting of a leader and its branches ; the term is usedirrespective of the number of degrees embraced inthe sector. See 4. (Cooperi 11(1.) The portion of the side of a caskintermediate between the chime and the bulge. 5. (Cvrk-cuUiny.) .\ parailelopiped of coik,blocked out and ready for rounding into a cork 6. (Carpentry.) a. An upright stud or scantlingin a partition which is to be lathed and English rule is to place the quarters at a distancenot exceeding 14 inches. b. A section of a winding stairs. 7. The rear or heel jiortion of a horseshoe. 8. (Ardiilecturc.) A portion of a Gothic arch. 9. (Shocmaking.) The portion of a boot or shooupper behind the ankle-seams. Quarter-blanket (Menage.) A small blan-ket generally used under the harness, covering thehorses back from the shoulders to the hips, thoughin some eases it extends no farther forward than thefront of tlie pad. Quarter-block. (Nautical.) A double blockiron bound, secured swivel fashion by a bolt nearthe middle of a yard. Through it passes the clew-garnet or clcw-liiic, as the case
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