soup kitchen

noun

a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to people experiencing food insecurity.
Military Slang. (in World War I) a mobile kitchen.

soup kitchen

a place or mobile stall where food and drink, esp soup, is served to destitute people
military a mobile kitchen

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First recorded in 1850–55

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Even going to the soup kitchen at her school was "like an adventure", she said.

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The soup kitchen is described as “more than just an initiative, it’s a personal vow,” per its website.

They donate it to food banks and soup kitchens.

“Every day it’s the same struggle. I go back and forth to the soup kitchen.”

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Within days, he had the place running as a soup kitchen.

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