单词 | tithe dinner |
释义 | > as lemmastithe dinner tithe dinner n. now historical an annual dinner held by the parson for the tithe payers of his parish. ΚΠ 1788 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 356/1 Mr Jenner had been out at a tithe-dinner. 1878 F. Kilvert Jrnl. 5 Feb. (1977) 302 Today was the Tithe audit and tithe dinner to the farmers, both held at the Vicarage. 1904 Berks., Bucks. & Oxon Archæol. Jrnl. 10 10 The old tithe barn, in which the time-honoured tithe dinner was held every year when the tithes were collected. 2005 K. Olsen Cooking with Jane Austen vii. 136 At his annual tithe dinners,..he traditionally served boiled rabbit and onion along with the beef, mutton, and puddings. < as lemmas |
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