sportula

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sportula \Spor"tu*la\ (sp[^o]r"t[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Sportulae}
   (-l[=e]). [L.]
   A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.
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         To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters,
         to run for the sportula.                 --South.
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