"dairy lunch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dairy lunches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dairy lunch (plural dairy lunches)
  1. (historical, US) An establishment serving light, ready-made food and drink, such as sandwiches, soup, and donuts. Mostly limited to early 20th century US. Tags: US, historical Related terms: dairy bar, milk bar, ploughman's lunch

Inflected forms

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