basket dinner
nounChiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
a group social gathering, as of church members, to which participants contribute casseroles or other dishes to share.
Origin of basket dinner
1An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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How to use basket dinner in a sentence
One Sunday the church announced an all-day meeting and basket dinner in a grove near Peter's house.
Around Old Bethany | Robert Lee BerryOn different days we received a basket dinner, a watermelon feast and an ice cream and cake festival from them.
History of Ambulance Company Number 139 | VariousAt a basket-dinner where he and his friends were drinking he took his last drink.
Sergeant York And His People | Sam Cowan
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