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plowman's lunch

plowman's lunch is the alternative spelling of ploughman's lunch.

Meaning of ploughman's lunch

Noun

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

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

Forms of plowman's lunch

pluralplowman's lunches

Questions about plowman's lunch

What is plowman's lunch the alternative spelling of?
Plowman's lunch is the alternative spelling of ploughman's lunch.

Words near plowman's lunch in the dictionary

  1. plowland
  2. plowlands
  3. plowless
  4. plowlike
  5. plowman
  6. plowman's lunch
  7. Plowmans
  8. plowmanship
  9. plowmark
  10. plowmarks
  11. plowmen

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