ploughman's lunch

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Definition of ploughman's lunch in English English dictionary

A light meal of cheese, pickled onions (or pickle), and a bread roll; especially one served in a pub at lunchtime. Originally devised by a marketing executive of the Dairy Council in a 1960-61 advertising campaign to sell English cheese and beer

a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad

A ploughman's lunch or a ploughman's is a meal consisting of bread, cheese, salad, and pickle, usually eaten in a pub. a simple meal that people eat especially in pubs, consisting of bread, cheese, salad and pickle