winter-quarterv.
/ˌwɪntəˈkwɔːtə/, U.S. /ˌwɪn(t)ərˈkwɔrdər/ intransitive. To go into or reside in winter quarters. Also transitive: to place in or provide with winter quarters.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [verb (intransitive)] > in winter
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1693 Newdigate Newslet. Aug. (Folger L.c.2210) The Dauphine is orderd to possess himselfe of all the Country of Wertenberge to winter Quarter there in.
1700 P. Danet Compl. Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Sortes The Emperor Heraclius being sollicitous about the Place he should Winter-quarter with his Army.
1706 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 90 25 000 of the allies are to winter quarter in Brabant.
1787 Gen. Evening Post 30 Nov. We hear from Russia, that 33 regiments are to be winter-quartered in the Governments of Orel and Kursk.
1866 Irish Times 25 Aug. The right wing and head-quarters of the same regiment..will move from this garrison on to-morrow, en route to Newbridge; there to be winter-quartered.
1935 N.Y. Times 15 Apr. 18 The bugs have Winter-quartered, concealed in the wild grasses, but they are now showing their strength.
1952 J. K. Sherman Music & Maestros 98 A small circus had winter-quartered its wild livestock on the grounds; the animals' vocal protests continued through the program.
1993 S. Stewart Ramlin Rose viii. 84 I was hopin to..go on to ‘winter-quarter’ at Aunt Polly's where Moy-chap would have a good chance of pickin oop winter work in h'Oxford.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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