Dutch feast en · NOUN
Meanings
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(archaic) An entertainment where the host becomes drunk before the guests.
We sat to a late hour, but, as I wished to avoid making a Dutch feast of it, I acted with caution and kept tolerably sober.
1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 72
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch feasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |