quar

noun, verb — 3 senses

noun

Obsolete A quarry.

A chrysolite, a gem, the very agate / Of state and policy, cut from the quar / Of Machiavel.1632 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “The Magnetick Lady: Or, Humors Reconcil’d. A Comedy […]”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

verb

To choke or block (typically a river).

noun

Slang Quarantine.

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