PORTION
NOUNS
..800 ► DEAL a part or division of a whole; a portion, fraction, section → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
..825 ► DEAL a part allowed or apportioned to anyone; a portion, a share, dole → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1315 ► CANTLE a part, a portion
1330 ► GOBBET a piece, portion, a fragment
1368 ► PARCEL a part, portion, or division of anything considered separately, as a unit; a small part, a particle → arch.
1380 ► LITTLE-WHAT a small portion or quantity of → obs.
1449 ► PARCELLING a part, a portion → obs.
1541 ► CANT a portion; a share; a division → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1573 ► SKAIR a share, a portion → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1637 ► DEALTH portion dealt → obs.
M18. ► LICK AND A SMELL a very small portion → sl.
1768 ► FALL rent; share, portion → Sc.
1808 ► LAB a lump or large piece of anything; a portion, a fragment, a bit; a shred or piece, as of skin or cloth torn away and hanging loose → Sc.
1821 ► HAIR a very small portion or quantity of anything; a trifle; the smallest possible amount → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1843 ► SCENT the smallest portion → Sc.
1848 ► SCART the smallest quantity of anything; a small portion → Sc.
1866 ► FALLOCH a large portion of anything heavy or bulky, sometimes of eatables; generally used in a bad sense → Sc.
1866 ► INCORMANT a share, a portion → Sc.
1876 ► ATOMY a small portion; a particle of anything previously of larger bulk → Eng. dial.
1884 ► SCREED a large portion; a long length of thread, twine, etc. → Sc.
1893 ► SAMPLE a portion → Eng. dial.
1895 ► PARTING a portion, share, division, allotment → Eng. dial.
1900 ► DAUM a small portion or share → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► HEFT a portion, a part → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► VANNOCK a considerable portion; a large fragment → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1908 ► DARG a big piece; a large portion of anything; used ironically to denote something of little value, or when one has received less than was expected → Sc.
1910 ► WHANG a large piece, a portion, share → sl.
1911 ► BLAD a large portion of anything; a fragment → Sc. (Bk.)
1916 ► GOSPEL MEASURE good measure; a full or generous portion of something bought; more than is asked for or in strictness required → Amer. dial.
1930 ► TAKE a portion, an extract, a bit → US sl.
1966 ► FILL a large portion; filling → Amer. dial.
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