principal meal

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His principal meal is supper, which is taken after the prayers of sunset.

From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous

The principal meal is eaten in the afternoon when they return from their plantations.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil

Breakfast is with but few the principal meal of the day; for those, however, who rise early it is the one taken with the best appetite.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David

Dinner was then, as now, the principal meal of the English day.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 by Various

And because just at the middle of the day we rest from our labor and prepare ourselves for the afternoon work, it is natural that we should eat our principal meal at that time.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David