soup kitchen
Americannoun
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a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to people experiencing food insecurity.
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Military Slang. (in World War I) a mobile kitchen.
noun
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a place or mobile stall where food and drink, esp soup, is served to destitute people
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military a mobile kitchen
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Etymology
Origin of soup kitchen
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Her youngest asked about her toy kitchen, the middle for her stuffed animals, and the oldest grabbed her journal and started writing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
Before the expansion, “we didn’t have this in our class,” she said, pointing to the toy kitchen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023
She has received about 20 messages and phone calls from one mother alone, asking if there was any way someone could help her get a doll and a toy kitchen for her daughter.
From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2022
In the large, high-ceilinged, gilded room that was the station's cafe someone has set up a toy kitchen and a Wendy house in one corner.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2022
"These cookies are totally fake. They're from my sister's toy kitchen."
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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