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quarter-blokes

quarter-blokes is the plural of quarter-bloke.

Meaning of quarter-bloke

Noun

quarter-bloke (plural quarter-blokes)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) A quartermaster, or quartermaster sergeant.
    • ‘A private is ordered to complete some deficiency in his kit, and he goes to the quarter-bloke for it and gets nothing but abuse for his trouble.’1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 128

Questions about quarter-blokes

What is quarter-blokes the plural of?
Quarter-blokes is the plural of quarter-bloke.

Words near quarter-blokes in the dictionary

  1. quarter-ass
  2. quarter-assed
  3. quarter-asses
  4. quarter-assing
  5. quarter-bloke
  6. quarter-blokes
  7. quarter-blood
  8. quarter-bloods
  9. quarter-breed
  10. quarter-breeds
  11. quarter-caste

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