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Thousand Island dressing

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noun
a seasoned mayonnaise, often containing chopped pickles, pimientos, sweet peppers, hard-boiled eggs, etc.
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Origin of Thousand Island dressing

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby Thousand Island dressing

Thousand and One Nights, thousand days, thousandfold, Thousand Guineas, Thousand Island, Thousand Island dressing, Thousand Islands, thousand-jacket, Thousand Oaks, thousandth, Thr
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British Dictionary definitions for Thousand Island dressing

Thousand Island dressing
noun
a salad dressing made from mayonnaise with ketchup, chopped gherkins, etc

Word Origin for Thousand Island dressing

probably from the Thousand Islands
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