| 单词 | ration card |
| 释义 | > as lemmasration card ration card n. a card entitling its holder to a ration. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > rations > [noun] > ticket or card entitling to rations or provisions soup-ticket1839 ration book1845 meal ticket1864 ration card1870 pie card1895 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 1870 Times 19 Oct. 8/5 We are furnished with our ration cards, entitling us to something like an ounce and a half of solid meat—exclusive of all bone, mind. 1882 H. Vizetelly Paris in Peril II. vii. 35 At some establishments strangers were politely informed that dinners were only served to the regular clientèle, who had handed over their ration-cards to the proprietor. 1922 H. W. Clemesha Food Control in North-West Division ii. 39 When the ration cards and the vouchers had all been distributed they were lodged either with retailers or wholesalers. 1940 Economist 9 Mar. 415/1 A general census is to be taken preparatory to the issue of ration-cards [in France]. 1987 R. Pilcher Shell Seekers xi. 366 She had lived with ration cards for so long that this abundance seemed to her nothing short of a miracle. < as lemmas |
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