quarter-sack
noun
(Originally) a sack capable of holding a quarter of grain, etc.; (later) one quarter of a sack of a specified or standard size, or the contents of this.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Thomas Hoccleve (c1367–1426), poet and clerk.
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- Hottentot fig
- Hottentot god
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- Hottentotism
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- Hottentot's bean
- Hottentot's bread
- Hottentot's cherry
- Hottentot's god
- Hottentot's head
- Hottentot's tea
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