English breakfast

noun

1
: a substantial breakfast (as of eggs, ham or bacon, toast, and cereal)
2
: congou
broadly : any similar black tea

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of English breakfast was in 1807

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“English breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/English%20breakfast. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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