shore dinner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shore dinner
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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For a more intimate dinner that you want to feel just as special, check out this Maine Shore Dinner for 2.
From Salon
At waterside picnic tables and roadside drive-ins, in diner booths and vintage shore dinner halls, the good eats include chowders both briny-thin and cream-sweet, clams crisp-fried and charcoal-grilled, and plenty of lobster.
From Time
Located at ocean’s edge, Aunt Carrie’s is the place to go for a grand, old-style shore dinner.
From Time
Reservations with credit card guarantee are taken for seatings at special-event dinners, like the classic New England Shore Dinner.
From New York Times
Teddy would rather spend money on Bess than eat a shore dinner.”
From Project Gutenberg
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