"quar" meaning in English

See quar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: quars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} quar (plural quars)
  1. (obsolete) A quarry. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-quar-en-noun-lfVNkftf
  2. (slang) quarantine Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-quar-en-noun-wtZnVebQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 70 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 13 76 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 77 10

Verb

Forms: quars [present, singular, third-person], quarring [participle, present], quarred [participle, past], quarred [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} quar (third-person singular simple present quars, present participle quarring, simple past and past participle quarred)
  1. To choke or block (typically a river).
    Sense id: en-quar-en-verb-6m66E3eg

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "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:",
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        "(obsolete) A quarry."
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