dairy lunch

noun

Definitions

  1. An establishment serving light, ready-made food and drink, such as sandwiches, soup, and…

    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.

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