"ration book" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ration books [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ration book (plural ration books)
  1. (historical) A book or other document that allows a person to purchase particular foods during a time of food shortages. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-ration_book-en-noun-7PGpz3U9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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