diet kitchen

American  

noun

1. a kitchen, as in a hospital, where special food is prepared for those requiring it.

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Etymology

Origin of diet kitchen

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

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diet kitchen

WACs and Army nurses prepared baby formulas in a special diet kitchen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her practical work in the diet kitchen Ruth saw was worthy, indeed.

From Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam by Emerson, Alice B.

Any salt unused is returned to the diet kitchen, where it is weighed and the amount used is indicated on the chart.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

After the fair, a special diet kitchen on a grand scale was established and supplied with all necessary appliances by the Pittsburg Branch.

From Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience by Bellows, Henry W.

These are some of the things I have done since I joined up with that diet kitchen outfit.

From Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils by Emerson, Alice B.