principal meal
Example Sentences
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Their principal meal of the day before was taken between six and seven o'clock.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
“Hullo!” he cried, as soon as he came into the kitchen-parlour, where the principal meal of the day was invariably partaken of, “I’ve got some news for you.”
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by Overend, William Heysham
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
What may have been the reason for putting the principal meal in the middle of the day?
From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David
The voluptuaries of the Empire bathed not only before the principal meal of the day, but also afterwards to promote digestion as they thought.
From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by Elliott, James Sands
