principal meal
Example Sentences
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You'll have to have a good luncheon of course, but we'll have our principal meal when you get back from work at night.
From One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America by Carleton, William
Many people rest better at night if their principal meal is taken at the middle of the day.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
It is often difficult to change the hour of taking the principal meal, but in special cases this can be done with decided advantage.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
The canoes are moored by strong piassaba ropes in some recess of the bank, where they are protected against drifting trunks; the tents are erected, and preparations ensue for the principal meal.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 by Various
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
