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单词 penny dole
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penny dole
penny dole n. the distribution of a penny to each of a number of people; the money so distributed.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > by measure > specific
pennydale1495
penny deal1521
penny dole1530
1530 in F. W. Weaver Wells Wills (1890) 25 xvli to be delte penydole.
1603 E. Wilkinson Isahacs Inheritance 1 Thou aimedst faire, but Cæsar knew thou flatterd'st, Wherefore with penny-dole thou wast rewarded.
1869 Galaxy Sept. 361 Giles de la Beche had charged his hands with six merks a year for ever, to buy bread and white watered herrings,..to be brought into Cairnhope Church every Sunday in Lent, and given to two poor men and four women; and the same on Good Friday with a penny dole.
1998 R. Houlbrooke Death, Relig., & Family ix. 262 The services of priests, clerks, and choristers cost over 9 per cent of the account, a penny dole for 646 beggars 7 per cent, and torches, candles, and torch-bearers about 5 per cent.
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