planned overs

planned overs
 n.pl.— Â«One housekeeper I know does not call these portions “left overs” but planned overs for which she plans when the first meal is cooked.» â€”“Woman Taking an Affection Look at Herself in the Mirror” by Helen Hoyt Gazette and Bulletin (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) Mar. 4, 1914. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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