hale and hearty

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Meaning: (idiomatic)In a state ofrobustgoodhealth.1869November 27, “Pretenders”, inCharles Dickens, editor,All the Year Round, page613:He was ahale and heartyman at that time, and remainedhale and heartyfor many years afterwards; sohale and hearty, that in the year 1798, being then turned seventy-eight, and having lived in America ten years, he married a young woman of Scottish extraction1997, Arthur March,Franconia and Sugar Hill‎[1], page n.a.:Three of the four arehale and heartytoday, and it is doubtful they have forgotten a single detail of that event.; (idiomatic,nutrition)Conducive to robust goodhealth.This is ahale and heartydish, filled with beef, potatoes and carrots.

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