| 单词 | churn-supper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschurn-supper churn-supper n. (= kirn-supper n. at kirn n.2 Compounds 2, kirn n.1 1 a churn, being identified with kirn n.2 1 a harvest-home), a supper given at a harvest-home. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > harvest-home feast kirn1777 kirn-supper1777 maiden feast1797 churn-supper1801 kirn-feast1846 hay-home supper1860 churn-getting1866 1801 J. Strutt Sports & Pastimes iv. iii. 272 The harvest-supper in some places is called a mell-supper, and a churn-supper. 1870 W. C. Hazlitt Brand's Pop. Antiq. Great Brit. (rev. ed.) II. 18 Aram asserted that it was called the Churn Supper, because, from immemorial times, it was customary to produce in a Churn a great quantity of cream and to circulate it in cups to each of the rustic company. 1875 Lanc. Gloss. (E.D.S.) Churn-supper, an evening feast to celebrate the close of the hay harvest. < as lemmas |
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