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chowline

chowline noun: a line of people waiting for food.

Noun

chowline (plural chowlines)

  1. A line of people waiting for food.
    • ...men who had grown up in a world of dogtags, chowlines and mass organization.1974, Victor C Ferkiss, The future of technological civilization
    • At lunchtime, the train stopped again, and an army style chowline was set up...1982, John Weitz, Friends in high places

Forms of chowline

pluralchowlines
alternative formchow line

Origin of chowline

From chow + line.

Questions about chowline

What does chowline mean?
Chowline means a line of people waiting for food.
What part of speech is chowline?
Chowline is a noun.
What is the plural of chowline?
The plural of chowline is chowlines.

Words near chowline in the dictionary

  1. chowki
  2. chowkidar
  3. chowkidars
  4. chowkis
  5. chowks
  6. chowline
  7. chowlines
  8. chowmein
  9. chowmeineries
  10. chowmeinery
  11. chown

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