divvy
noun
1.
short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society
Origin
Unclear. Suggested sources include a corruption of Davy lamp as used by miners; dividend as an unemployment benefit; or divot meaning "turf", used euphemistically in place of the vulgar sod.
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