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Lot (lŏt), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hleótan to cast lots, OS. hl&ō;t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l&ō;z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. Allot, Lotto, Lottery.]
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1. That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
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But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay. Spenser.
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2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.
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The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Prov. xvi. 33.
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If we draw lots, he speeds. Shak.
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3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
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O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's
Enough to bear.
Milton.
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He was but born to try
The lot of man -- to suffer and to die.
Pope.
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4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
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I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. Walpole.
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5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
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The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York. Kent.
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6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so. [Colloq.]
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He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business. W. Black.
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7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] Evelyn.
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To cast in one's lot with, to share the fortunes of. -- To cast lots, to use or throw a die, or some other instrument, by the unforeseen turn or position of which, an event is by previous agreement determined. -- To draw lots, to determine an event, or make a decision, by drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed from the drawer. -- To pay scot and lot, to pay taxes according to one's ability. See Scot.
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Lot (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lotted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Lotting (?).] To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.]
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To lot on or To lot upon, to count or reckon upon; to expect with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.]
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