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  2. Quarter (United States coin) - Wikipedia

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    The quarter, formally known as the quarter dollar, is a coin in the United States valued at 25 cents, representing one-quarter of a dollar. Adorning its obverse is the profile of George Washington , while its reverse design has undergone frequent changes since 1998.

  3. No quarter - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] However, the use of a red flag to signal no quarter does not appear to have been universal among combatants. Black flags have been used to signify that quarter would be given if surrender was prompt; the best-known example is the Jolly Roger used by pirates to intimidate a target crew into surrender. By promising quarter, pirates ...

  4. Quarter - Wikipedia

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    Quarter (unit), various obsolete customary units of measurement Quarters of nobility or quarterings, the number of generations in which noble status has been held by a family Hanged, drawn and quartered , formerly a punishment for treason in England

  5. Hanged, drawn and quartered - Wikipedia

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    The execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger, as depicted in the Froissart of Louis of Gruuthuse. To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a method of torturous capital punishment used principally to execute men convicted of high treason in medieval and early modern Britain and Ireland.

  6. Washington quarter - Wikipedia

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    The Washington quarter is the present quarter dollar or 25-cent piece issued by the United States Mint. The coin was first struck in 1932; the original version was designed by sculptor John Flanagan .

  7. Fiscal Quarters (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) Explained and What They Mean ...

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    The last quarter of the year is the fourth quarter or Q4. This quarter takes place in October, November and December. Q4 is the time when most companies have to hustle.

  8. Quarter dollar - Wikipedia

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    The obverse side of a United States quarter. The term "quarter dollar" refers to a quarter-unit of several currencies that are named "dollar". One dollar is normally divided into subsidiary currency of 100 cents, so a quarter dollar is equal to 25 cents. These quarter dollars (aka quarters) are denominated as either coins or as banknotes.

  9. Quarter sawing - Wikipedia

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    Quarter sawing or quartersawing is a woodworking process that produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut boards in the rip cutting of logs into lumber. The resulting lumber can also be called radially-sawn or simply quartered .