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covered-dish supper

American  
[kuhv-erd dish] / ˈkʌv ərd ˌdɪʃ /

noun

  1. a meal to which guests contribute food, as casseroles.


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Since then, immigrants have been arriving like guests at a covered-dish supper, contributing their specialties to the new communal table.

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