"bread and cheese" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bread and cheese (uncountable)
  1. (dated, obsolete) A plain, simple or reduced diet or way of living; simple living with the most basic of necessities. Tags: dated, obsolete, uncountable
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  2. (archaic) A cheese sandwich. Tags: archaic, uncountable Related terms: cheese and bread
    Sense id: en-bread_and_cheese-en-noun-9uA988Ii Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 20 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 24 36
  3. Alternative form of bread-and-cheese Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: bread-and-cheese
    Sense id: en-bread_and_cheese-en-noun-rsaCmufG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 16 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 20 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 24 36
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