See Also: ploughman's lunch(dictionary)
ploughman(medicine)
ploughman(dictionary)
ploughman(dictionary)
Ploughman' s fondue(recipes)
box lunch(dictionary)
Lunch on a stick(recipes)
packed lunch(dictionary)
lunch hour(dictionary)
lunch counter(dictionary)

dynamometer (iou) and ploughman's lunch (oh)


dynamometer (iou)



dynamometer noun. E19.
[French dynamometre, formed as DYNAMO- + -METER.]
An instrument for measuring the mechanical energy exerted by an animal, engine, etc., or by the action of a force. E19.
An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a telescope. M19.
Comb.: dynamometer car a railway vehicle containing equipment for measuring and recording the performance of a locomotive pulling the vehicle.
dynamo'metric,
dynamo'metrical adjectives of or pertaining to the measurement of force or the use of a dynamometer M19.
dynamometry noun L19.

ploughman's lunch (oh)



n [C]
BrE a simple meal that people eat especially in pubs, consisting of bread, cheese, salad and pickle