Both Uses of
allot
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- Having further disposed of a slice of bread and butter, allotted to him in virtue of his office, he sat himself down, to wait for school-time.†
Chpt 8 *
- And so saying, quite unconscious of his heinous offence, he amalgamated into one common heap those portions of a Dotheboys Hall card of terms, which represented his own counters, and those allotted to Miss Price, respectively.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(allot) to give out -- especially a share of something