What is a Bosthoon?

noun. (also bostoon) Irish. An uncouth or ignorant man or boy.

What does Quator mean?

Filters. Archaic spelling of Equator. pronoun.

What do you call a quarter?

/ (ˈkwɔːtə) / noun. one of four equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, amount, etc. Also called: fourth the fraction equal to one divided by four (1/4) US and Canadian a quarter of a dollar; 25-cent piece.

What is quarter in Tagalog?

Best translation for the English word quarter in Tagalog: sangkapat [noun] quarter; one-forth; 1/4th more…

What is a quarter Urban Dictionary?

A quarter is a section of an urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area).

Why do we say a quarter?

So the quarter of something is one-fourth of something. In terms of Clocks and Times, Quarter to Three means quarter of an hour left for three o’clock. That means one-fourth of an hour(=15 minutes) left for 3:00.

What is quarter Bisaya?

More Cebuano words for quarter. ikaupat nga bahin noun. quarter.

What does every quarter mean?

in three month intervals
Adv. 1. every quarter – in three month intervals; “interest is compounded quarterly”

What is a quarter in drug slang?

1 quarter = ¼-ounce = 7 grams. 1 half = ½-ounce = 14 grams. 1 ounce = 28 grams.

Why are quarters called quarters?

Quart and quarter come from Latin by way of French; in Latin, quartus means “the fourth”; it is cognate with four. Quart came to mean “one-fourth of a gallon,” while quarter refers to one of four (usually) equal parts of a whole.

Do Americans say quarter to time?

There are some other differences between UK and US English. For instance, for 4:15, both say four fifteen; both could also say (a) quarter past four but this is less common for Americans, and Americans more frequently say (a) quarter after four.