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meals on wheels
noun
, (sometimes initial capital letter)
- a program, usually one supported or subsidized by a charitable, social, or government agency, for delivering hot meals regularly to elderly, disabled, or convalescing persons who are housebound and cannot cook for themselves.
meals on wheels
noun
- functioning as singular social welfare a service, usually subsidized, and run by a social services department or voluntary body, which delivers hot meals to elderly or housebound people who might otherwise be unable to have them
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Word History and Origins
Origin of meals on wheels1
First recorded in 1960–65
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