chow time

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EDIBELL: The triangle that the ranch cook hits at chow time in those old Westerns.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022

In addition, Billi expressed a quick love for the button associated with the word "food"; if nothing else, Baker has learned that if this button is pressed, the humans know that it's chow time.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2021

What if said lunch also needs to stay fresh from drop-off until chow time — around four hours?

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2021

At chow time, the on-flight mess staff simply heated the trays in a convection oven called Maxson’s Whirlwind.

From Time • Jul. 4, 2016

And I had to talk to Sam a lot: He was chronically tardy, in everything from leaving his cell at chow time to getting back in it after a meal.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover