square meal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A (nutritionally) complete and satisfying meal, especially one suitable for a person performing physical labour.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see square, meal.

/skwɛə ˈmiːl/ /skwɛː-/ /skwɛɚ ˈmil/ En-au-square meal.ogg

square meal square meals

From square (“hearty, vigorous”) + meal;

square

square deal three squares packed lunch

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