side dish
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noun
a serving of a portion of food in addition to the principal food, usually on a separate dish.
the small additional dish used for such food.
Origin of side dish
First recorded in 1715–25
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Put the artichokes in the sauce this second time to heat them and serve especially as a side-dish for boiled meat.
The Italian Cook BookMaria Gentile
This, which can also be served as a side-dish, is made especially when you have boiled fish of good quality left over.
The Italian Cook BookMaria Gentile
They are not partial to long introductory soups, and totally disregard all side-dish references and quotations.
In addition to the meat and potatoes there was one vegetable in a side-dish and as dessert four prunes.
The Oakdale AffairEdgar Rice Burroughs
Some put it into the soup; but the best way is to send it up on a plate, as a side-dish.
The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ManualWilliam Kitchiner
side dish
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