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Ration
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To supply with rations, as a regiment.
(2):
(n.) A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
(3):
(n.) Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ration'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/ration.html. 1828.