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basket dinner
noun
, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
- a group social gathering, as of church members, to which participants contribute casseroles or other dishes to share.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of basket dinner1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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Example Sentences
One Sunday the church announced an all-day meeting and basket dinner in a grove near Peter's house.
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On different days we received a basket dinner, a watermelon feast and an ice cream and cake festival from them.
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At a basket-dinner where he and his friends were drinking he took his last drink.
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