"ploughman's lunch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ploughman's lunches [plural], ploughmen's lunches [plural]
Etymology: Originally devised by a marketing executive of the Dairy Council in a 1960-61 advertising campaign to sell English cheese and beer. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ploughmen's lunches}} ploughman's lunch (plural ploughman's lunches or ploughmen's lunches)
  1. (British) A light meal of bread, cheese, and pickled onions (or cucumbers), etc., especially one served in a pub at lunchtime. Wikipedia link: ploughman's lunch Tags: British Related terms: ploughman's sandwich, ploughperson
    Sense id: en-ploughman's_lunch-en-noun-xEC~uXPd Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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