HAND BASKET PORTION

Meaning of HAND BASKET PORTION in English

A woman whose husband receives frequent presents from her father, or family, is said to have a hand-basket portion.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

PORTION
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKET — I. ˈbaskə̇t, -aas-, -ais-, -ȧs-, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, probably from (assumed) Old North French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKET — (n.) The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
Английский словарь Webster
BASKET — ( n. ) The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains; as, a basket of peaches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PORTION — — portionable , adj. — portionless , adj. /pawr"sheuhn, pohr"-/ , n. 1. a part of any whole, either separated …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASKET — — basketlike , adj. /bas"kit, bah"skit/ , n. 1. a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PORTION — I. ˈpȯr-shən noun Etymology: Middle English porcioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin portion-, portio; akin to Latin part-, pars part Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PORTION — noun a wife's fortune; a dowry. 2. portion ·noun a part assigned; allotment; share; fate. 3. portion ·vt to endow …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
BASKET — vt to put into a basket. 2. basket ·noun the bell or vase of the corinthian capital. 3. basket ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PORTION — [por.tion] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L portion-, portio; akin to L part-, pars part] (14c) 1: an individual's part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PORTION — portion BrE AmE ˈpɔːʃ ə n AmE \ ˈpɔːrʃ ə n ˈpoʊrʃ- ▷ portion|ed d ▷ portion|ing ɪŋ ▷ portion|less …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BASKET — basket BrE AmE ˈbɑːsk ɪt § ˈbæsk-, -ət AmE ˈbæsk ət ▷ basket|s s ▶ ˈ basket case BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PORTION — / ˈpɔːʃn; NAmE ˈpɔːrʃn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. one part of sth larger : a substantial / significant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASKET — / ˈbɑːskɪt; NAmE ˈbæs-/ noun 1. a container for holding or carrying things. Baskets are made of thin strips of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PORTION — I. por ‧ tion 1 AC /ˈpɔːʃ ə n $ ˈpɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BASKET — bas ‧ ket S3 /ˈbɑːskət, ˈbɑːskɪt $ ˈbæ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BASKET
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
BASKET
Oxford English vocab
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PORTION — ( portions) 1. A portion of something is a part of it. Damage was confined to a small portion of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASKET — ( baskets) 1. A basket is a stiff container that is used for carrying or storing objects. Baskets are made …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PORTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sizeable proportion/portion/minority (of sth) ▪ Part-time students make up a sizeable proportion of the college …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BASKET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a laundry basket ▪ Pete put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket. a picnic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PORTION — out phrasal [verb] [M]If you portion something out you share it out.We'll have to portion the money out among/between the …
Cambridge English vocab
BASKET — [noun] [C] - a light container, often with a handle, which is made of thin bendable strips of wood or …
Cambridge English vocab
PORTION — Synonyms and related words : Friday, Friday the thirteenth, adjunct, administer, allocate, allocation, allot, allotment, allowance, amount, antepast, appanage, appointed …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BASKET
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
PORTION — noun 1 part/share ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , good , huge , large , major , significant , sizeable , substantial …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PORTION — n. 25B6; noun the upper portion of the chimney : PART, piece, bit, section, segment. her portion of the allowance …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PORTION — n. 1 segment, part, section, division, subdivision, parcel, piece, hunk, chunk, lump, wedge, slice, sliver, fraction, fragment, bit, morsel, scrap …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Словарь английских идиом
PORTION — 1. сущ. 1) доза, порция, часть Syn : helping, part, lot, plot 2) а) доля (как часть каких-либо владений); доля …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. сущ. 1) а) рука (кисть) to clap one's hands ≈ хлопать, апплодировать to clasp, grab, grasp hand ≈ сжать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BASKET
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PORTION — portion.ogg 1. ʹpɔ:ʃ(ə)n n 1. часть, доля the larger portion of the population - большая часть населения to sell in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — hand.ogg 1. hænd n _I 1. рука, кисть руки cupped hands - горсть; пригоршня the back of the hand - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BASKET
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PORTION — часть || делить на части - belly portion - cut portion - display portion - doped portion - elongated welt …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HAND — 1) (механическая) рука 2) захватное устройство; схват 3) кисть ( руки робота ) 4) стрелка ( прибора ) 5) крыло …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BASKET — 1) корзина; сетка ( имеющая форму корзины ) 2) пищ. барабан 3) лесн. сортировочное сито 4) секция ( регенеративного воздухоподогревателя …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PORTION — часть || делить на части - belly portion - cut portion - display portion - doped portion - elongated welt portion - end portion - fuselage aft …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HAND — 1) (механическая) рука 2) захватное устройство; схват 3) кисть (руки робота) 4) стрелка (прибора) 5) крыло (семафора) 6) хэнд (внесистемная единица длины) 7) сторона; направление 8) работник, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BASKET — 1) корзина; сетка (имеющая форму корзины) 2) пищ. барабан 3) лесн. сортировочное сито 4) секция (регенеративного воздухоподогревателя) 5) верша; садок (орудие лова) 6) бункер (хлопкоуборочной …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PORTION — 1) делить на части 2) доля 3) область 4) порция 5) участок 6) часть • portion of a curve — отрезок кривой - space portion
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BASKET — basket сущ.1) корзина to shoot at the basket спорт — забить мяч в корзину to miss the basketспорт — не …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PORTION — 1. ʹpɔ:ʃ(ə)n n 1. часть, доля the larger portion of the population - большая часть населения to sell in portions …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. hænd n I 1. рука, кисть руки cupped hands - горсть; пригоршня the back of the hand - тыльная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BASKET
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. сущ. 1) а) рука ( кисть ) bare hands — голые руки delicate / gentle hands — изящные, нежные …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BASKET — 1. сущ. 1) корзина to shoot at the basket спорт. — забить мяч в корзину to miss the basket спорт. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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