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Why do we usually use the word "square" when describing or referring to three meals in a day?
We often used the idiomatic expression three "square" meals a day. Why "square" which has four sides or angles, and not "triangle" which has three sides or angles?
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- TW KLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Square meal has nothing to do with the number of meals u take in a day...
there can be just one meal in a day and it can be square.
Square meal means a fine meal which satisfies the hunger...
substantial, nourishing meal.
TW K
- jim_elkinsLv 51 decade ago
There may be other origins, but the one I am familiar with is this one.
In good weather, crews' mess was a warm meal served on square wooden platters.
It refers to crews on old sailing vessels.
The Army promises nothing more than 3 squares and a cot.
