单词 | meat card |
释义 | > as lemmasmeat card meat card n. now historical a card consisting of coupons entitling the holder to meat rations.Quot. 1833 refers to cards given to voters by election candidates as bribes. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun] > by government or authority > card or coupon of entitlement ration book1845 meat card1870 ration card1870 ration ticket1871 food card1896 sugar card1917 coupon1918 meat coupon1918 clothing book1943 clothing coupon1943 1833 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 9 Mar. 1/2 The first witness was Mr. Henry Chapman... I saw no ‘convertible’ or ‘negotiable’ cards—‘money’ or ‘meat’ cards. I had no card of that sort.] 1870 Food Jrnl. Dec. 622 The restaurateurs are compelled to ask for their customers' ‘meat card’. 1918 Statutory Rules & Orders No. 412. 1 in Parl. Papers Cd. 8974–105 XX. 277 Each coupon on an ordinary (adult's) Meat Card represents 5d. worth of pork. 2015 J. Swan Chelmsford in Great War xi. 202 The definition of ‘meat’ was very broad... 20,638 adults and 4,623 children registered for meat cards. < as lemmas |
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