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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gathering, usually in connection with religious matters and lasting all day, at which no regular luncheon is served, those in attendance bringing their luncheon with them in baskets.
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Examples
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Your ma met him at a basket-meeting, and she thought he was an extremely pious young man, and they made a go of it.
In Our Town William Allen White 1906
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