principal meal

Example Sentences

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Their principal meal is about five o’clock, upon the return of the mother after her hawking and cadging expeditions. 

From Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement by Smith, George

In the first place, the principal meal, and the only one which required much preparation, was in the middle of the day.

From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Harding, Ellison

She felt tired, and quite ready for lunch, the principal meal of her day, when the gong sounded.

From Jane Oglander by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

This putting back of the principal meal gradually spread in the cities of the world until the present custom of evening dinner became established.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.

During the winter, country people took their principal meal in the evening, the morning and midday hours being the pleasantest for being in the open air.

From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Harding, Ellison