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Allowancing

Allowance \Al*low"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allowancing.] To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced.

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allowancing

vb. (present participle of allowance English)