'Soup ticket' definitions:

Definition of 'Soup ticket'

From: GCIDE
  • Soup \Soup\, n. [F. soupe, OF. sope, supe, soupe, perhaps originally, a piece of bread; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. sop sop, G. suppe soup. See Sop something dipped in a liquid, and cf. Supper.] A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned or flavored; strong broth. [1913 Webster]
  • Soup kitchen, an establishment for preparing and supplying soup to the poor.
  • Soup ticket, a ticket conferring the privilege of receiving soup at a soup kitchen. [1913 Webster]