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[ meel-tahym ] / ˈmilˌtaɪm /
nounthe usual time for a meal. Origin of mealtimeFirst recorded in 1125–75, mealtime is from the Middle English word meeltyme.See meal1, time Words nearby mealtimemealie pap, mealies, meal moth, meals on wheels, meal ticket, mealtime, mealworm, mealy, mealybug, mealy-mouthed, mean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mealtimeIt was upon my first visit to Florence that the chicken liver pâté quickly became a mealtime staple. For the Love of Pâté|Molly Hannon|January 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST Wherever he happened to be at mealtime, he stayed, whether he was invited or not. Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman|Annie Fellows Johnston The one kitchen for the whole barracks was a room with a stove and a daily ration of coal to be used at mealtime. The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson The drinking should be confined to tea, coffee or water, and never should be taken at mealtime, nor within one hour of a meal. Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
Our bodies are warm all the time, and they are kept warm by the food we eat at mealtime. Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. The Bible for Young People|Anonymous
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