单词 | food pantry |
释义 | > as lemmasfood pantry food pantry n. originally and chiefly North American (a) a pantry used to store food; (b) an organization or establishment which maintains a store of food and other provisions for distribution to people in need (cf. food shelf n. (b)). ΚΠ 1899 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 Nov. 1/7 (advt.) Handsome residence... China and food pantries and back hall with lavatory. 1974 Chicago Defender 28 Sept. 2/2 Most emergency food pantries existing now are on the North side, and they are reportedly swamped with requests for assistance. 1997 Baltimore Jewish Times (Electronic ed.) 18 Apr. 58 Mrs. Wolf installed..cabinets and a food pantry with a lock and key to store Passover dishes and products during the year. 2003 D. Dohan Price of Poverty i. 5 Among the..shops..stood a food pantry that distributed free bags of groceries. < as lemmas |
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