2 entries under this word

Quartering

Quar'ter-ing, a.

adjective

a. (Naut.) (a.) Sailing large, but not before the wind. Totten. (b.) Being on the quarter, or between the line of the keel and the beam, abaft the latter; as, a quartering wind. Dana.

Quar'ter-ing, n.

noun

n. 1. A station. [Obs.] Mountagu. 2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers.

Sense 3. (Her.) The division of a shield containing many coats. See QUARTER. Ashmole.

Sense 4. (Arch.) A series of quarters, or small upright posts. Gwilt.