DCHP-1 Online
festin [< Cdn F < F < Ital. festino feast] Obs. 
n. a feast, especially one of large proportions.
- 1869 (1942) When we arrived at Peel's River we gave the dogs a festin, [and] ate two suppers ourselves. . . .
- 1893 (1908) We could have a festin à tout manger, once a week, and still have plenty to last until spring. // A festin à tout manger, it may be explained, is a very popular institution among the Indians. The literal meaning of the term is a feast at which everything must be eaten up. . . .
- 1896 (1898) The wedding "festin" reduced one or two families to the point of starvation, but at New-year the whole settlement became bankrupt.
- 1869 (1942) When we arrived at Peel's River we gave the dogs a festin, [and] ate two suppers ourselves. . . .