RUNNING BANQUET, subs. phr. (old).—A snack, a slight repast between meals: RUNNING BANQUET BETWEEN BEADLES, a whipping.
1613. SHAKESPEARE, Henry VIII., iii. 4. 69. Besides the RUNNING BANQUET of two beadles which is to come.
1657. JORDAN, Walks of Islington. Prologue.
| A Play of Walks, or you may please to rank it | |
| With that which Ladies love, a RUNNING BANQUET. |
