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The New International Encyclopædia/Bean-Feast

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Edition of 1905. See also Bean-feast on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

BEAN-FEAST, also called WAYZ-GOOSE. The English custom of an annual outing and dinner of workmen. It is either given by the employers or subscribed for by the workmen themselves. The name or names are possibly derived from the fact that beans, or a bean-goose, figure prominently in the repast.