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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sportula

/(spôr"tū̇*lȧ)/ · Spor·tu·la · IPA /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊlə/
01 n. A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.
pl. Sportulae ((-lē))
  1. 1.
    A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.
    “To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters, to run for the sportula.” South.