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

At White House, she took charge of the low diet kitchen for the whole Sixth Corps, to which her division had been transferred.

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

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.

She was the first person to conceive the idea of a diet kitchen for the needy.

From A Portrait of Old George Town by Peter, Grace Dunlop

A nurse should obtain this training during her course in the hospital, through the class room, the wards and the diet kitchen.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.