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▪ I. catering, vbl. n.|ˈkeɪtərɪŋ|
[f. cater v.1 + -ing1.]
Purveying of food or other requisites.
1820Keats Eve St. Agnes xx, I scarce dare On such a catering trust my dizzy head. 1828J. T. Rutt in Burton's Diary (1828) III. 163 note, Diligent..catering for the intellectual palates of his readers.
▪ II. catering, ppl. a.|ˈkeɪtərɪŋ|
[f. cater v.1 + -ing2.]
That caters; concerned with catering.
1923Glasgow Herald 21 Mar. 11 A large London catering firm. 1951Oxf. Jun. Encycl. VII. 88/1 The catering industry in this country is specially interesting, for the way in which it reflects social and economic changes. |