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bill of fare

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noun
  1. a list of foods that are served; menu.
  2. the program of entertainment, as at a theater.
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Origin of bill of fare

First recorded in 1630–40
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Examples from the Web for bill of fare

Historical Examples

  • There wasn't any use for Homer to register a kick on the bill-of-fare.

    Shorty McCabe

    Sewell Ford

  • "Forgive my dwelling so tensely on the bill-of-fare," he said, when the waiter had gone.

    Jill the Reckless

    P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

  • They say you might as well be charged for the bill-of-fare when you dine at a restaurant.

    Young Blood

    E. W. Hornung

  • Why, they might as well charge us for the bill-of-fare at a first-class restaurant.

    Young Blood

    E. W. Hornung

  • Bananas, oranges and artichokes had no place on his bill-of-fare.

    Skookum Chuck Fables

    Skookum Chuck (pseud for R.D. Cumming)

British Dictionary definitions for bill of fare

bill of fare

noun
  1. another name for menu
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