Film, Media & TV0 min ago
Square meals
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OK - But why a square meal? What exactly IS a square meal.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Click http://www.wordorigins.org/wordors.htm#squaremeal for the answer. There are all sorts of myths about this phrase...such as old-time sailors used to eat off square wooden plates etc. Forget them.