noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A line of people waiting for food.

   "...men who had grown up in a world of dogtags, chowlines and mass organization."

Example

More examples

"...men who had grown up in a world of dogtags, chowlines and mass organization."

Etymology

From chow + line.

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