"goose club" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: goose clubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} goose club (plural goose clubs)
  1. (UK, historical) A club for working-class people, allowing them to save money towards a goose for Christmas dinner. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-goose_club-en-noun-veyTXXPw Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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