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soup kitchen

–noun
1. a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
2. Military Slang. (in World War I) a mobile kitchen.

Origin:
1850–55
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soup kitchen  
n.  A place where food is offered free or at very low cost to the needy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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