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QUARTER - ORIGIN

Tuesday July 19th, 2011
QUARTER - ORIGIN

In nautical terminology ‘quarter’ basically means shelter or mercy. To give no quarter meant that no one should be spared during battle. To give quarter was a show of respect to honourable losers.
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