quar·ter·ing
ˈkwȯ(r)-tə-riŋ 
1
a
: the division of an escutcheon containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments
b
: a quarter of an escutcheon or the coat of arms on it
2
: a line of usually noble or distinguished ancestry
1
: coming from a point well abaft the beam of a ship but not directly astern
quartering waves
2
: lying at right angles
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The Editors, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
In our world of Chronic Wasting Disease, field-quartering is a skill every deer hunter needs to learn anyway.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2020
Killing a big bull at a steep quartering angle takes a very good cartridge, topped with a tough, deep-penetrating bullet.
—Field & Stream, 10 May 2019
Hunsucker always places the decoy facing and quartering to him.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 Dec. 2019
The drawing and quartering Will witnesses during a public execution in an early scene is only the first sign that the stakes here may be higher than even this playwright’s career. 9 p.m.
—Ellen Gray, Philly.com, 7 July 2017
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Noun
With a bow or crossbow, wait for a good quartering away shot, and drive the arrow up into the vitals.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
In our world of Chronic Wasting Disease, field-quartering is a skill every deer hunter needs to learn anyway.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2020
Killing a big bull at a steep quartering angle takes a very good cartridge, topped with a tough, deep-penetrating bullet.
—Field & Stream, 10 May 2019
Hunsucker always places the decoy facing and quartering to him.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 10 Dec. 2019
The drawing and quartering Will witnesses during a public execution in an early scene is only the first sign that the stakes here may be higher than even this playwright’s career. 9 p.m.
—Ellen Gray, Philly.com, 7 July 2017
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“Quartering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartering. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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