broken lot

American  

noun

1. odd lot.

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Example Sentences

Remarks by the Laird of McNab upon the report of Francis Allan, Esq., on the Township of McNab: Broken lot No 12, concession 1, Thos.

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In the case of twins, I give no consideration, if I'm offered only a broken lot.

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She even detested the glazed note paper which she was sure was a “broken lot” bought at a bargain in a department store.

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It does not make her senses reel, This mystery, or dim her zeal, Till by degrees she seems to feel Her broken lot; She roams aloof, she grows depressed; And then, her broody sorrow guessed, Men lure her to a well-filled nest And bid her squat.

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In succession he tries to sell you a fancy waistcoat with large pearl buttons, a broken lot of silk pajamas, a bath-robe, some shrimp-pink underwear—he wears this kind himself he tells you in strict confidence—a pair of plush suspenders and a knitted necktie that you wouldn't be caught wearing at twelve o'clock at night at the bottom of a coal mine during a total eclipse of the moon.

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