Sportulae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sportula \Spor"tu*la\ (sp[^o]r"t[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Sportulae}
     (-l[=e]). [L.]
     A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.
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           To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters,


           to run for the sportula.                 --South.
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