| 单词 | quarter-allowance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-allowance quarter-allowance n. (a) quarter of a (usual) ration or allowance; (b) a quarterly allowance. ΚΠ 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Quartier Quarter-allowance. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins I. vi. 40 Though we had lived at quarter Allowance, and but just saved Life, our Food, except a little Water, was all gone, and this caused us quite to despair. 1898 Fresno (Calif.) Bee 17 Feb. 7/1 The people were on quarter allowance, with much sickness among the women and children. 1911 D. Brown in D. Frost Work & Community W. Afr. Migrant Workers (1999) 69 There is no compensation for injury from the company [for those injured or incapacitated]... There are six at present who are receiving quarter allowances from our contributions. < as lemmas |
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