| 单词 | robin dinner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRobin Dinner Robin Dinner n. British (now historical) a free Christmas dinner provided for destitute children by means of charitable subscription. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > main meal or dinner mealeOE dinnerc1325 dinea1425 Christmas dinner1581 Sunday dinner1602 corporation dinner1732 Russian dinner1805 boiled dinner1823 pickup1848 Robin Dinner1877 course-dinner1895 shore dinner1895 din-din1905 gala dinner1934 TV dinner1952 working dinner1956 steak dinnera1964 1876 Hand & Heart 8 Dec. Suppl. 24/3 We promise to give a special report of the interesting proceedings at ‘The Bird Dinner, or Dinners’, after it has, or they have, been given and paid for.] 1877 Hand & Heart 23 Nov. Suppl. 8/2 Robin succeeded so well last year..that his Christmas thoughts are becoming very expansive, and he now wants to establish ‘A Robin Dinner’ for waifs and strays everywhere. 1892 Daily News 21 Jan. 3/1 A ‘Robin’ dinner took place last night at the headquarters of the Camberwell Mission. 1905 L. H. Friswell In Sixties & Seventies (1906) xv. 178 Thus the Censor Dinners..were the origin of Robin Dinners, and all the other Dinners..that are given to poor children at Christmas time to this day. 2006 Lincs. Echo (Nexis) 26 Jan. Memories of the old Robin Dinner—which was once a highlight of the year for many Lincoln children—have been revived. < as lemmas |
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