boiled dinner

American  

noun

Northern and North Midland U.S.

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

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Etymology

Origin of boiled dinner

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

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boiled dinner

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

Even corned beef and cabbage is a mixture of what the Irish eat and a New England boiled dinner.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2018

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

To-morrow—let me see, that’s New England boiled dinner night, isn’t it?

From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Speed, Nell