English Explanatory Dictionary

dine with Duke Humphrey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go without dinner.

Word forms

dine with Duke Humphrey dines with Duke Humphrey dining with Duke Humphrey dined with Duke Humphrey

Etymology

Said to be from the practice of the poor gentry, who beguiled the dinner hour by a promenade near the tomb of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in Old Saint Paul's.

Synonyms

box Harry
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