iron rationsn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪən ˌraʃnz/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌræʃənz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron adj., ration n.

Etymology: < iron adj. + the plural of ration n. In sense 1 after German eiserne Portion (apparently 1867 or earlier; compare quot. 1867, which is taken from a description of the food of the Prussian army). Compare also eiserner Bestand (1796 or earlier), eiserne Ration (1895 or earlier; perhaps after English), in the same sense.

1. Originally Military. Emergency provisions or rations, esp. those supplied to members of the armed services. Also figurative and in singular.

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1867 Army Med. Dept.: Statist., Sanitary & Med. Rep. 1865 VII. 340 in Parl. Papers XLIII. 1 The so-called ‘iron ration’ (eiserne Portion) is particularly described. It is the dry ration, consisting of bread or biscuit, rice, groats or barley, salt, and bacon fat, which a man carries when food for three days is served out to him.

1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 20/2 The ordinary iron rations for two days should be 2 lbs. preserved meat and 2 lbs. biscuits, supplemented in such manner as circumstances admit.

1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand xvi. 215 A haversack, occupied by his ‘iron ration’—an emergency meal of the tinned variety, which must never on any account be opened except by order of the C.O.

1970 R. Lowell Notebk. 235 The new painting has to live on iron rations.

1973 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 36/6 When the boys left on their expedition they took with them only one day's supply of food... They..included in their packs ‘iron rations’ of chocolate, raisins and Kendal mint cake.

2001 A. Taylor Death's Own Door (2002) xvi. 107 Those buns had so much dried fruit in them they'd probably qualify as iron rations.

2. Army slang. During the First World War (1914–18): shell fire, shrapnel. Now disused.

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1915 Times 13 Oct. 11/4 Glad I am not in the German trenches to take ‘the iron rations’.

1916 Let. 14 June in Le Grand (Iowa) Reporter 14 July 1/4 Well, your soldier boy got some of Fritz's iron rations at last, but not much of it.

1918 F. Fox Battle of Ridges iii. 32 ‘Fritz is getting his iron rations,’ would certainly be the remark of at least one out of four British soldiers as they waited in the trenches.

1920 G. F. Jacobson Hist. 107th Infantry U.S.A. 94 The British artillery somewhere behind was flinging back Jerry's way crescendos of iron rations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iron rations
释义	iron rationsn. Brit. /ˈʌɪən ˌraʃnz/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌræʃənz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron adj., ration n. Etymology: < iron adj. + the plural of ration n. In sense 1 after German eiserne Portion (apparently 1867 or earlier; compare quot. 1867, which is taken from a description of the food of the Prussian army). Compare also eiserner Bestand (1796 or earlier), eiserne Ration (1895 or earlier; perhaps after English), in the same sense. 1. Originally Military. Emergency provisions or rations, esp. those supplied to members of the armed services. Also figurative and in singular. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > supply for army or soldiers provand?c1341 provantc1475 garnison1481 proviant1627 iron rations1867 messing1884 the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > of tinned food iron rations1867 1867 Army Med. Dept.: Statist., Sanitary & Med. Rep. 1865 VII. 340 in Parl. Papers XLIII. 1 The so-called ‘iron ration’ (eiserne Portion) is particularly described. It is the dry ration, consisting of bread or biscuit, rice, groats or barley, salt, and bacon fat, which a man carries when food for three days is served out to him. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 20/2 The ordinary iron rations for two days should be 2 lbs. preserved meat and 2 lbs. biscuits, supplemented in such manner as circumstances admit. 1915 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand xvi. 215 A haversack, occupied by his ‘iron ration’—an emergency meal of the tinned variety, which must never on any account be opened except by order of the C.O. 1970 R. Lowell Notebk. 235 The new painting has to live on iron rations. 1973 Daily Tel. 25 Apr. 36/6 When the boys left on their expedition they took with them only one day's supply of food... They..included in their packs ‘iron rations’ of chocolate, raisins and Kendal mint cake. 2001 A. Taylor Death's Own Door (2002) xvi. 107 Those buns had so much dried fruit in them they'd probably qualify as iron rations. 2. Army slang. During the First World War (1914–18): shell fire, shrapnel. Now disused. ΚΠ 1915 Times 13 Oct. 11/4 Glad I am not in the German trenches to take ‘the iron rations’. 1916 Let. 14 June in Le Grand (Iowa) Reporter 14 July 1/4 Well, your soldier boy got some of Fritz's iron rations at last, but not much of it. 1918 F. Fox Battle of Ridges iii. 32 ‘Fritz is getting his iron rations,’ would certainly be the remark of at least one out of four British soldiers as they waited in the trenches. 1920 G. F. Jacobson Hist. 107th Infantry U.S.A. 94 The British artillery somewhere behind was flinging back Jerry's way crescendos of iron rations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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