English breakfast

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noun

a hearty breakfast typically including eggs, bacon or ham, toast, and tea or coffee.

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Origin of English breakfast

First recorded in 1800–10

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for english breakfast

But here he had to choose intelligently among orange pekoe, oolong, Ceylon, and English-breakfast teas.
The Innocents|Sinclair Lewis
Never 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