"dairy lunch" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Buildings Related terms: dairy bar, milk bar, ploughman's lunch
    Sense id: en-dairy_lunch-en-noun-0Qbn5b4P Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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