单词 | jacob's join |
释义 | > as lemmasJacob's Join Jacob's Join n. English regional (Lancashire and Yorkshire) a meal or event where each of the guests contributes a dish of food; a potluck meal. ΚΠ 1913 Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 11 Sept. 592 They returned to Sister Sarah Smith's home at Trawden, and had a ‘Jacob's Join’. 1972 M. Bacon Kitty vii. 38 It was just the vicar's wife..wanting cakes for the Jacob's Join Tea. 2002 Oldie June 41/2 Our office ‘do’ in the Library of the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, last year, was a Jacob's Join. Members of the staff each brought in some cheese, wine, pastries, etc. 2017 @TeacupsPearls 14 Apr. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) We've got half the church coming round for communion and a Jacob's Join in a while. < as lemmas |
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