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three squares

three squares noun: three square meals, understood as a complete, satisfying, and nourishing regimen of food taken over the course of a day.

Noun

three squares pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Three square meals, understood as a complete, satisfying, and nourishing regimen of food taken over the course of a day.
    • Out there in Breughel, N.D., surrounded by an ocean of durum wheat, we got three squares a day, piled our plates and cried Yes! to seconds.1983 February 2, Garrison Keillor, “A Return to Basics: Mealtime without Guilt”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Jan 2021
    • "We have a more than 50 per cent market share in the US and there is room to grow, especially internationally," said Frito-Lay Vice President, Lynn Markley. "People are beginning to snack more instead of having their old three squares a day."1999 July 20, David Usborne, “Corporate Profile: The Pepsi regeneration”, in Independent, retrieved 04 Jan 2021

Questions about three squares

What does three squares mean?
Three squares means three square meals, understood as a complete, satisfying, and nourishing regimen of food taken over the course of a day.
What part of speech is three squares?
Three squares is a noun.

Words near three squares in the dictionary

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  2. three sisters
  3. three sixties
  4. three sixty
  5. three skips of a louse
  6. three squares
  7. three stars
  8. Three Stooges
  9. three stops short of Dagenham
  10. three strikes and you're out
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