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Webster 1913 Edition
Ration
Ra′tion
(rā′shŭn or răsh′ŭn)
, Noun.
1.
A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
☞ Officers have several rations, the number varying according to their rank or the number of their attendants.
2.
Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
Ra′tion
,Verb.
T.
To supply with rations, as a regiment.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ration
RA'TION
,Noun.
A portion or fixed allowance of provisions, drink and forage, assigned to each soldier in an army for his daily subsistence and for the subsistence of horses. Officers have several rations according to their rank or number of attendants. Seamen in the navy also have rations of certain articles.