meals on wheelsn.

Brit.

/ˌmiːlz ɒn ˈwiːlz/, U.S.

/ˈmilz ɑn ˈ(h)wilz/

Forms: 1900s– Meals on Wheels, 1900s– Meals-on-Wheels, 1900s– meals on wheels, 1900s– meals-on-wheels.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.², on prep., wheel n.

Etymology: < the plural of meal n.² + on prep. + the plural of wheel n.The phrase was used earlier in advertising to refer to meals served to passengers on trains (from 1903 or earlier). Compare also quot. 1937 at sense 1.

1. Meals delivered in a car, van, etc.; (now chiefly) a service providing such meals for housebound people, invalids, etc. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > meals by car to aged or infirm

meals on wheels1926

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > voluntary services

peace corps1868

V.A.D.1915

W.V.S.1939

Voluntary Service Overseas1960

V.S.O.1960

meals on wheels1961

VISTA1964

W.R.V.S.1966

1926 Restaurateur 31 July 6/1 All she has to do is to telephone to Mary's Meals on Wheels, headquarters in the Fulham Road, and a hot three or four-course dinner will be waiting on her doorstep whenever she wants it.

1937 L. Wilson & O. Hoover (title) Meals on wheels; a cook book for trailers and kitchenettes.

1944 Spice Mill Oct. 33 (caption) Here come Meals on Wheels..and Hot Coffee, Too!

1961 Times 17 Jan. 7/1 Of those who get meals-on-wheels, less than 10 per cent have adequate meals on week days when there is no delivery.

1976 ‘W. Trevor’ Children of Dynmouth v. 100 Mrs Abigail took round Meals on Wheels with Miss Poraway as her assistant, or runner, as the title officially was.

1997 Community Care 17 July 7/3 Councils found cash payments easier and cheaper to administer than the alternative of food vouchers or meals-on-wheels.

2. attributive (usually with hyphen).

ΚΠ

1926 Restaurateur 31 July 6/1 (headline) ‘Meals on Wheels’ Dinners Delivered.

1961 Guardian 19 Apr. 2/5 The need for an extension of the meals-on-wheels schemes as a contribution to the care of the home~bound.

1970 J. Fleming Young Man, I think you're Dying ii. 25 On weekday mornings the meals-on-wheels service would bring hot food for the invalid.

1997 J. Ryan Dismantling Mr Doyle x. 128 She had become the mainstay of the west city meals-on-wheels stations with fifty-one regulars on the books.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meals on wheels
释义	meals on wheelsn. Brit. /ˌmiːlz ɒn ˈwiːlz/, U.S. /ˈmilz ɑn ˈ(h)wilz/ Forms: 1900s– Meals on Wheels, 1900s– Meals-on-Wheels, 1900s– meals on wheels, 1900s– meals-on-wheels. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.², on prep., wheel n. Etymology: < the plural of meal n.² + on prep. + the plural of wheel n.The phrase was used earlier in advertising to refer to meals served to passengers on trains (from 1903 or earlier). Compare also quot. 1937 at sense 1. 1. Meals delivered in a car, van, etc.; (now chiefly) a service providing such meals for housebound people, invalids, etc. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > meals by car to aged or infirm meals on wheels1926 society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > voluntary services peace corps1868 V.A.D.1915 W.V.S.1939 Voluntary Service Overseas1960 V.S.O.1960 meals on wheels1961 VISTA1964 W.R.V.S.1966 1926 Restaurateur 31 July 6/1 All she has to do is to telephone to Mary's Meals on Wheels, headquarters in the Fulham Road, and a hot three or four-course dinner will be waiting on her doorstep whenever she wants it. 1937 L. Wilson & O. Hoover (title) Meals on wheels; a cook book for trailers and kitchenettes. 1944 Spice Mill Oct. 33 (caption) Here come Meals on Wheels..and Hot Coffee, Too! 1961 Times 17 Jan. 7/1 Of those who get meals-on-wheels, less than 10 per cent have adequate meals on week days when there is no delivery. 1976 ‘W. Trevor’ Children of Dynmouth v. 100 Mrs Abigail took round Meals on Wheels with Miss Poraway as her assistant, or runner, as the title officially was. 1997 Community Care 17 July 7/3 Councils found cash payments easier and cheaper to administer than the alternative of food vouchers or meals-on-wheels. 2. attributive (usually with hyphen). ΚΠ 1926 Restaurateur 31 July 6/1 (headline) ‘Meals on Wheels’ Dinners Delivered. 1961 Guardian 19 Apr. 2/5 The need for an extension of the meals-on-wheels schemes as a contribution to the care of the home~bound. 1970 J. Fleming Young Man, I think you're Dying ii. 25 On weekday mornings the meals-on-wheels service would bring hot food for the invalid. 1997 J. Ryan Dismantling Mr Doyle x. 128 She had become the mainstay of the west city meals-on-wheels stations with fifty-one regulars on the books. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1926
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