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ploughman's lunch, a cold meal, usually including bread and cheese, typically with pickle and salad, often served in public houses at lunchtime.
[1837 J. G. LOCKHART Mem. Life W. Scott IV. v. 161 The surprised poet swung forth to join them, with an extemporized sandwich, that looked like a ploughman's luncheon, in his hand.] [1958 Times 29 Apr. (Beer in Britain Suppl.) p. xiv/2 In a certain inn to-day you have only to say, 'Ploughboy's Lunch, please,' and for a shilling there is bread and cheese and pickled onions to go with your pint, and make a meal seasoned with gossip, and not solitary amid a multitude.] 1960 Minutes Meeting Eng. Cheese (P.R.O.: JV7/89) 29 Nov., A complete budget statement..which included..the following M.M.B. [= Milk Marketing Board] commitments:..5,000 *Ploughman's Lunch Showcard[s]. 1970 R. TREHANE in B. H. Axler Cheese Handbk. p. iii, English cheese and beer have for centuries formed a perfect combination enjoyed as the Ploughman's Lunch. 1995 B. MAITLAND Mark Sisters 97 Brock ordered..a pint of bitter and a ploughman's lunch for himself. 'No ploughman ever survived on these scraps,' he grumbled, pushing a lettuce leaf to one side.
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