The act of dispensing slops, tobacco, beds, &c., to the ship's company; a distribution.
·noun A discharge of flux, as of blood. II. Issue ·vt To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
That which contains the record of issues to the crew, and the charges made against them. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
(Leviticus 15:2,3; 22:4; Numbers 5:2; 2 Samuel 3:29) In (Leviticus 15:3) a distinction is introduced...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary