Ration1. (n.) A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence.
2. (n.) Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an allowance; an allotment.
3. (v. t.) To supply with rations, as a regiment.
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