bag of rice
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbagandrice
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bag
noun[C]
uk/bæɡ/us/bæɡ/
a soft container made out of paper or thin plastic, and open at the top, used to hold foods and ...
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rice
noun[U]
uk/raɪs/us/raɪs/
the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten ...
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(Definition ofbagandricefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Buyers were given abagofriceand the sellers were given a bundle of fixed unit (bhari or head load) of grass fodder.
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The payment to the allocating chiefs was reported in 2004-5 to be abagofriceper plot, since the plots are overwhelmingly used for growing that crop.
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It is not about paying people abagofricea week.
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There, the soldier goes to war with abagofricetied round his neck by way of rations.
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She often recounted a story about how her father once considered selling her for a singlebagofrice.
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They got one chicken every two weeks and abagofricea month.
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Agoncillo would hand them abagofricein addition to the money she gave them.
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The first two items will be abagofriceand a bag of beans.
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He opened the lid on the vase and showed abagofrice.
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She said, that there would always be silk left as long as he lived, however much he might cut from it; and thebagofricewould never be empty.
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He had bags of rice and sugar, and people were allowed to eat as much as they wanted.
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Door prizes include; bags of rice, bicycles, toaster ovens, heaters, tissue, beer, game systems, and various household items.
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He also gave each person ten bags of rice for the return voyage.
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After it was repaired, the boat delivered 25,312 litres of water and 730 bags of rice.
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Approximately 33,000 bags of rice, each weighing 50kg lb, were stolen.
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Most islands have their own "fusi", community owned shops similar to convenience stores, where canned foods and bags of rice can be purchased.
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Siddaiah showed a few miracles in his life such as consuming food prepared out of 15 bags of rice etc.
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