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noun
One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A system for dividing something up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The division of land into parcels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: more specifically
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noun
The manner in which something is structured or packaged for sale, including the use of a specific size, material, color, font, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of parcel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, assignation
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Broader terms: distribution
Narrower terms: grant, subsidization, subsidisation, reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation, deal, rationing, parcel, portion, share
History
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