boiled dinner

noun

, Northern and North Midland U.S.

1. a meal of meat and vegetables, as of corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, prepared by boiling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boiled dinner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Cabbage always goes with a New England boiled dinner, potatoes, onions, parsnips and squash.

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A piece of salt pork was usually boiled with a "New England boiled dinner."

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Whitefish at fifteen cents, venison at fifteen cents, a boiled dinner at ten cents.

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After the commonplaces of getting acquainted, the two tacked the boiled dinner.

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"Nothing like a boiled dinner after a long ride," Mr. Starr affirmed.

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