All 8 Uses

ration
in
The Call of the Wild
(Edited)

The pound and a half of sun-dried salmon, which was his ration for each day, seemed to go nowhere.
p. 39.8

ration = a fixed portion of food given as a share
A dainty eater, he found that his mates, finishing first, robbed him of his unfinished ration.
p. 40.1

ration = share of food
But when Buck finished his ration and returned, he found his nest occupied.
p. 48.9
Hungry as he was, he would not move to receive his ration of fish, which Francois had to bring to him.
p. 56.3

ration = fixed portion of food given as a share
And when, in addition to this, the worn-out huskies pulled weakly, Hal decided that the orthodox ration was too small.
p. 108.2
So he cut down even the orthodox ration and tried to increase the day's travel.
p. 108.7

ration = portion of food given as a share
It is a saying of the country that an Outside dog starves to death on the ration of the husky
p. 109.4 *

ration = a fixed portion of food given as a share
It is a saying of the country that an Outside dog starves to death on the ration of the husky, so the six Outside dogs under Buck could do no less than die on half the ration of the husky.
p. 109.4

ration = portion of food given as a share

Definitions:

(1) (ration)
a fixed share of something, especially scarce goods like food or fuel; or to limit and distribute something in fixed shares
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)