boiled dinner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of boiled dinner
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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My early memories cemented cabbage as little more than root vegetable filler in a boiled dinner starring brackish corned beef, or encasing humble beef and rice filling in my German-born grandmother's stuffed cabbage rolls.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022
He returned to St. John’s in 2006 and helped found Atlantica in nearby Portugal Cove, one of Newfoundland’s first serious restaurants in a province better known for boiled dinner.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2017
A pot of beef and vegetables popular all over is New England boiled dinner, and it’s essentially a pot roast simmered in water with lots of root vegetables.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2015
Smoked pork shoulder is the foundation of the New England boiled dinner, a very appetizingly named stew that also contains root vegetables and cabbage.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2014
Mrs. Fox had provided a boiled dinner, to which Harry was ready to do justice.
From Facing the World by Alger, Horatio
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