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parcel out |
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parcel someone or something out Fig. to divide up and send or give away people or things. Carla parceled all the uniforms out so everyone would have one to wear for the parade. We will parcel out the children for the summer. parcel out something also parcel something out to give parts of something to different people The bookkeeper spent yesterday parceling out the profits from the deal. The settlement is very small and I'm glad I'm not the one who has to parcel it out. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Flambeau tore a brown-paper parcel out of his inner pocket and rent it in pieces. "Come," he said, "you can have no sympathy with Reginald Brott, the sworn enemy of our class, a Socialist, a demagogue who would parcel out our lands in allotments, a man who has pledged himself to nothing more nor less than a revolution. Franklin, pulling a little sealed paper parcel out of his pocket, "that 'It' means THIS. |
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