English breakfast
noun
a hearty breakfast typically including eggs, bacon or ham, toast, and tea or coffee.
Origin of English breakfast
1First recorded in 1800–10
- Compare continental breakfast.
Words Nearby English breakfast
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How to use English breakfast in a sentence
English breakfast Tea is known as such only in America, and is a blend of black teas.
Foods and Household Management | Helen KinneBut here he had to choose intelligently among orange pekoe, oolong, Ceylon, and English-breakfast teas.
The Innocents | Sinclair LewisNever boil any tea but English-breakfast tea; for all others, simple steeping gives the drink in perfection.
The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking | Helen Campbell
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