ploughman's lunch

noun

British.

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

ploughman's lunch

noun

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

Example Sentences

To any students seeking a less painful, less temperature-raising midday meal, try a ploughman’s lunch: bread, cheese, spring onion.

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For three hours now, with the cache of expired Brazilian dental floss I found in the medicine cabinet, I have been attempting to accomplish this knot, which the manuscript calls a Morgan’s Reverse Double Ploughman’s Lunch.

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But the Leaky Cauldron offered a hearty ploughman’s lunch that included salad, cheeses, tomatoes and pickled beets.

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The Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley and Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade are the main Harry Potter-themed restaurants and feature British favorites such as bangers and mash and ploughman’s lunch.

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Andrew, the Financial Times enthusiast, makes for a mellow, astringent counterpoint to Tony—red wine after a ploughman’s lunch—but, like Tony, he has followed a clearly mapped life plan.

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