soup kitchen

noun

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

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Like other Chick-fil-A restaurants, the new Taylor location will also support the company's Shared Table program which donates surplus food to area soup kitchens, shelters, food banks, and nonprofits in need. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024 According to the Asheville Citizen Times, Flour passed out free biscuits, Rosetta's Kitchen & The Buchi Bar set up a soup kitchen, and brewery Terra Nova Beer Co. is letting residents fill containers with water. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024 The Roseville location, like other Chick-fil-A restaurants, will also support the company's Shared Table program which donates surplus food to area soup kitchens, shelters, food banks and nonprofits in need, according to a news release. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2024 The newspaper in Kirkenes printed instructions for donating to the soup kitchen in Nikel. Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for soup kitchen 

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 8 Nov. 2024.

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