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Indian meal

British  

noun

  1. another name for corn meal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Imagine ditching the turkey on Christmas Day and popping out for an Indian meal or tucking into traditional French cuisine instead.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

At twelve o’clock it gets dinner, composed of a tin of coarse Indian meal stirabout, and at half-past five it gets a piece of dry bread and a tin of water for its supper.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2018

At the Armory, if the production does go on, the Théâtre du Soleil will invite the audience to arrive an hour before the performance for an Indian meal.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2017

When Washingtonians want an elegant Indian meal, they tend to think of one place.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2016

Large pouches or bags were also carried in which were loaves of home-baked bread or "Journey Cake," a mixture of Indian meal and water baked on an iron skillet and boiled ham and cheese.

From Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia by Northington, Etta Belle Walker

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