Both Uses of
allot
in
Where the Red Fern Grows
- The land we lived on was Cherokee land, allotted to my mother because of the Cherokee blood that flowed in her veins.
p. 9.9 *allotted = given as her share
- Just when they were on the verge of sawing it in two, so each would have her allotted share, Papa settled the squabble by giving the oldest one a silver dollar.†
p. 250.3
Definition:
to give out -- especially a share of something