harvest supper

Example Sentences

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You are as much out of your place as a vintage wine at a harvest supper.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Oh, I recited it better at the harvest supper; and you have no idea how the farmers enjoyed it.

From A Mere Accident by Moore, George (George Augustus)

At the harvest supper or dinner the man who “carried the Pig” gets one or more dumplings made in the form of pigs.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

One day during the harvest season, when this rich farmer’s corn had been all cut down and housed, he invited the neighbors to a harvest supper.

From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)

This was the night which had been selected by Sergeant Troy—ruling now in the room of his wife—for giving the harvest supper and dance.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas