Definition of "quartering" []

• Present participle of quarter. (verb)
• The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen. (noun)
• The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces. (noun)
• The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments. (noun)
• One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer. (noun)

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• "When your dog is solid on quartering and retrieving off the quartering is a great time to introduce the gun."
• "Over recent weeks the WFP has started feeding an extra 120,000 desperately hungry people who were until recently completely cut off from aid due to the war, including families of former UNITA soldiers being demobilized across the country in some 34 so-called quartering areas."
• "This process is called quartering, and ensures that the remaining portion is "average quality"."