ploughman's lunch

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noun British.

a light lunch consisting of bread and cheese, and sometimes pickled onions.

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British Dictionary definitions for ploughman's lunch

ploughman's lunch

noun

a snack lunch, served esp in a pub, consisting of bread and cheese with pickle

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