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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1620
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Quar, n. [e.m.E. quarre (1562), quar (1605), shortened var. of Quarre(y.] A quarry. Also attrib. in quarman (cf. e.m.E. quarrey-man, 1611). —c1620 Boyd Fl. Zion Exc. xxii/1.
Sturdy quar'men … With massive sledges c1620 Ib. xxvii/2.
My thighs from warmnesse are All senseless made, my belly is a quar
