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noun
A light meal of bread, cheese, and pickled onions (or cucumbers), etc., especially one served in a pub at lunchtime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: meal, repast
History
Originally devised by a marketing executive of the Dairy Council in a 1960-61 advertising campaign to sell English cheese and beer.
