principal meal

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You sit down to the principal meal of the day in the dining car at say six o'clock.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry

We wish to speak now of dinner, the principal meal of the day.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David

Here, too, they ate their meals, with the exception of the principal meal on Sundays, when they all met together in the refectory.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The airing should be taken in the middle of the day, when the weather is temperate, or before the principal meal.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

“Hullo!” he cried, as soon as he came into the kitchen-parlour, where the principal meal of the day was invariably partaken of, “I’ve got some news for you.”

From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by Overend, William Heysham