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self-ˈcatering, vbl. n. [self- 3 a.] Catering for oneself; spec. providing one's own domestic services (as meals and cleaning) in rented holiday accommodation. Chiefly attrib. of holidays and vacation accommodation.
1970Country Life 1 Oct. 802/1 There has also been a discernible movement towards self-catering holidays, in farmhouses, chalets, caravans and cottages. 1972Guardian 9 Dec. 13/2 Holiday camps are increasingly turning to self-catering. 1973Times 25 Jan. (Channel Islands Suppl.) p. v/3 Self-catering accommodation is..increasing rapidly. 1977Western Morning News 1 Sept. 6/5 (Advt.), Comfortable all-electric self-catering Farm⁓house; 2 double bedrooms week 3/10 September. 1981Daily Tel. 27 Jan. 12/5 Two redundant stone-built barns..have been converted into self-catering bunkhouses for walkers. |