boiled dinner

boiled dinner

 
noun Northern and North Midland U.S.
a meal of meat and vegetables, as of corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes, prepared by boiling.
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Also called New England boiled dinner.

Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
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boiled dinner

noun
corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables 
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