soup kitchen

noun

: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy

Examples of soup kitchen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The organization's soup kitchen is open to the public 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024 Gleaners' partners, including soup kitchens and agencies, served 160,099 households during the first half of its 2024 fiscal year, a 21% spike compared with 132,563 households last fiscal year. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for soup kitchen 

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Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soup kitchen was in 1831

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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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