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1
: a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or ¹/₃₂ bushel see Weights and Measures Table
2
: a vessel or measure having a capacity of one quart
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Examples of people most at risk are those who eat a serving or two of fish a week from a lake or pond contaminated by farm runoff, or people who drink at least a quart of milk a day from cows raised on pastures that use sewage sludge, according to the EPA’s draft risk assessment.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
But in digesting the fiber, the microbes emit 30-50 quarts of gas per hour into the cow’s stomach.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The subjects drank a liter (a little more than a quart) of still water, sparkling water, or another beverage.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 26 Nov. 2024
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Raw Farm LLC of Fresno County, California, recalled quart and half-gallon sizes of its raw milk with the lot ID of 20241109 and a best-by date of November 27.
—Sam Tupper, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French quarte quarter, quart, from feminine of quart, adjective, fourth, from Latin quartus; akin to Latin quattuor four — more at four
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Quart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quart. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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quart
noun1
: a British unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 69.355 cubic inches or 1.136 liters
2
: a United States unit of liquid capacity equal to ¹/₄ gallon or 57.75 cubic inches or 0.946 liters
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