ploughman's

Soil tiller's possession

Ploughman's is short for ploughman's lunch—a British pub meal of bread, cheese, pickles, and sometimes cold meat or apple.

The dish evokes a simple working man's midday meal, though it was largely a 20th-century marketing invention: We shared a ploughman's and a couple of pints.

lunch

cheese

Fermented milk solid

  • pickleVinegar-preserved vegetable
  • breadLeavened flour product
  • pubLicensed drinking establishment

chutney · ham · onion · butter · crusty · cheddar · salad · plate · cold · apple

agricultural

furrow

Narrow trench in earth

  • fieldArea of specialty
  • soilGround matter for planting
  • tillingCultivating soil for crops

oxen · farming · harvest · land · toil · laborer · medieval · sowing · acre · peasant

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Opposites
social class/ownership

ploughman'slandowner's

Belonging to property holder

squire's · gentleman's · master's · aristocrat's · nobleman's

culinary sophistication

ploughman'shaute cuisine

Elevated culinary artistry

fine dining · gourmet · cordon bleu · degustation · tasting menu

dining context

ploughman'sformal dinner

Ceremonial evening meal

state banquet · silver service · white tablecloth · black tie dinner · ceremonial feast

Phrases
Family

ploughman

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G