principal meal

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The repast was plain but plentiful, the principal meal, dinner, being at six, an hour more convenient for men of business.

From Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Alger, Horatio

Breakfast is with but few the principal meal of the day; for those, however, who rise early it is the one taken with the best appetite.

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

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

Though called a supper, the meal was to be a sumptuous one; moreover, the principal meal of the day was commonly spoken of as supper.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

You'll have to have a good luncheon of course, but we'll have our principal meal when you get back from work at night.

From One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America by Carleton, William