An allowance or portion of food and drink, esp. a small one; a meagre meal or diet. Also figurative. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > scanty or insufficient (3) pittance?c1225 An allowance or portion of food and drink, esp. a small one; a meagre meal or diet. Also figurative. Obsolete. short commons1541 More generally: daily allowance of food or provisions; rations. Frequently (and now only) in short commons n. insufficient or limited food… six upon four1829 Nautical slang. six upon four: (on) short rations (i.e. four men's food shared between six men). ? Obsolete. |
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