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ploughman's lunch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
plough-man's lunch
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light meal of bread, cheese, and pickled onions (or cucumbers), etc., especially one served in a pub at lunchtime.

British usage

Etymology

Originally devised by a marketing executive of the Dairy Council in a 1960-61 advertising campaign to sell English cheese and beer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ploughman's lunches (plural) ploughmen's lunches (plural)

Phrases

ploughman's sandwich

Frequently Paired Words

ploughman's sandwich ploughperson

Questions

What does ploughman's lunch mean?
A light meal of bread, cheese, and pickled onions (or cucumbers), etc., especially one served in a pub at lunchtime.
Where does ploughman's lunch come from?
Originally devised by a marketing executive of the Dairy Council in a 1960-61 advertising campaign to sell English cheese and beer.

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