| 单词 | whitebait dinner |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhitebait dinner whitebait dinner n. now chiefly historical a dinner consisting principally of whitebait.Whitebait dinners were typically served beside the River Thames and were popular with Londoners during the 19th cent. A particularly grand one was held annually for cabinet ministers at Greenwich (on the origin of this see Encycl. Brit. (1910) XII. 554/2). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > feast by type of food ambigu1669 oyster feast1718 waffle frolic1744 turtle-frolic1750 turtle-feast1753 turtle1771 turtle-dinner1805 waffle party1808 whitebait dinner1809 blood feast1832 sausage party1848 luau1853 pig roast1887 corn-roast1899 hog roast1908 marshmallow roast1914 spit roast1927 1809 Lt. Arnold Lucky Escapes II. xxiv. 239 Not having enjoyed a white-bait dinner for several years past, they stept into a boat at the Temple stairs, and went to Blackwall. 1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 128 There are few entertainments more popular or agreeable than a whitebait dinner. 1906 Thames & its Story xi. 339 The Ministerial whitebait dinner has..become merely a recollection of the elderly Parliamentarian. 1999 Times 12 Oct. 26/7 The annual ‘Whitebait’ dinner of the Saints & Sinners Club of London held last night at the Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich. < as lemmas |
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