Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a wind blowing on a vessel's quarter.
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Examples
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Robin, thou red-headed lurden, how oft must I tell thee not to shoot straight with a quarter-wind blowing across the mark? "
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Robin, thou red-headed lurden, how oft must I tell thee not to shoot straight with a quarter-wind blowing across the mark? "
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Robin, thou red-headed lurden, how oft must I tell thee not to shoot straight with a quarter-wind blowing across the mark? "
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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Robin, thou red-headed lurden, how oft must I tell thee not to shoot straight with a quarter-wind blowing across the mark? "
The White Company 1890
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