Synonyms:
quart
Meaning: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
Usage examples
To 1 gallon of soup stock, add 1 quart of lentils.
Turn a quart of lukewarm milk on to a quart of flour.
Boil 1 quart of lentils until tender; then heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter.
"Swallowing a quart of whiskey when a rattlesnake bites you," suggested Jack.
Stir a quart of milk gradually into a quart of flour--put in a tea-spoonful of salt, and seven beaten eggs.
Cut in inch length pieces and simmer for twenty minutes in one quart of milk, being careful that it does not boil.
Make a batter of a quart of milk, a quart of flour, eight eggs--grate in the rind of two lemons, and the juice and apples.
Cook together three tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour, add a quart of cream and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
"That is a bit of specious nonsense," returned the ghost, throwing a quart of indignation into the face of the master of Harrowby.
I finally unyoked, gave him a quart of lard, a gill of vinegar, and a handful of sugar, but all to no purpose, for he soon fell down and in two hours was dead."