dairy lunch
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.99 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An establishment serving light, ready-made food and drink, such as sandwiches, soup, and donuts. Mostly limited to early 20th century US.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "He wolfed down a sandwich and coffee from the dairy lunch across the street before hurrying back to work."
- "A newspaper man ran across the street the other day to a dairy lunch. He was in a hurry. He leaned against the marble counter and ordered a lamb stew."
Usage
- American usage