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jackI always thought "quart" referred to a quarter of a gallon (presumably whatever the local gallon is). Wikipedia seems to agree.
But in one of the Patrick O'Brian books, the characters seem to refer to it as a quarter of a pint. Did I misread it? Or did the usage change over the last 200 years (or vary regionally)? Or is there a mistake by the copyeditor or author?
(Or possibly by the character saying it, although that seems unlikely.)
But in one of the Patrick O'Brian books, the characters seem to refer to it as a quarter of a pint. Did I misread it? Or did the usage change over the last 200 years (or vary regionally)? Or is there a mistake by the copyeditor or author?
(Or possibly by the character saying it, although that seems unlikely.)
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Date: 2012-06-11 11:44 am (UTC)