dairy lunch
dairy lunch noun: an establishment serving light, ready-made food and drink, such as sandwiches, soup, and donuts. Mostly limited to early 20th century US.
Noun
dairy lunch (plural dairy lunches)
- An establishment serving light, ready-made food and drink, such as sandwiches, soup, and donuts. Mostly limited to early 20th century US.
- He wolfed down a sandwich and coffee from the dairy lunch across the street before hurrying back to work.
- A newspaper man ran across the street the other day to a dairy lunch. He was in a hurry. He leaned against the marble counter and ordered a lamb stew.1916 March 11, “Sense and Nonsense”, in Saturday Evening Post
Forms of dairy lunch
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Questions about dairy lunch
- What does dairy lunch mean?
- Dairy lunch means an establishment serving light, ready-made food and drink, such as sandwiches, soup, and donuts. Mostly limited to early 20th century US.
- What part of speech is dairy lunch?
- Dairy lunch is a noun.
- What is the plural of dairy lunch?
- The plural of dairy lunch is dairy lunches.
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