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Portioned

Portion \Por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Portioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Portioning.]

  1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.

    And portion to his tribes the wide domain.
    --Pope.

  2. To endow with a portion or inheritance.

    Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest.
    --Pope.

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portioned

vb. (en-past of: portion)

Usage examples of "portioned".

I brought Kettle's bag back to her, and she portioned me out a generous share while eating lightly herself.

That done, she portioned out the tasks of unloading bedding and moving it into the tent, unloading the animals and picketing the lead animal, and melting snow for water.

I brought Kettleā€™s bag back to her, and she portioned me out a generous share while eating lightly herself.

It was enough to make him feel the least, tiny bit sorry for the poor fellow, and because of that, when he portioned out the watches, he gave the first to Arturis.

It was worth waiting for Kordov's verdict, Dard thought later, as he savored the white flakes of meat, grilled under Kordov's supervision, and portioned out to the hungry and none-too-patient crew.