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Lot
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
(2):
(v. t.) To allot; to sort; to portion.
(3):
(n.) That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
(4):
(n.) Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.
(5):
(n.) A prize in a lottery.
(6):
(n.) A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; - colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
(7):
(n.) A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; lots of people think so.
(8):
(n.) A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lot'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/lot.html. 1828.
