ˈkæntn̩ dɹɔː dɹɔ

fɔːθ fɔɹθ divide by four; divide into quarters clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent he surrendered but asked for quarter divide into quarters quarter an apple pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes provide housing for (military personnel) piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp the rear part of a ship a district of a city having some distinguishing character the Latin Quarter an unspecified person he dropped a word in the right quarter a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar he fed four quarters into the slot machine a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) one of four equal parts a quarter of a pound one of the four major division of the compass the wind is coming from that quarter a fourth part of a year; three months unemployment fell during the last quarter one of four periods into which the school year is divided the fall quarter ends at Christmas a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour it's a quarter til 4 a quarter after 4 o'clock (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided both teams scored in the first quarter