Noonmeat

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A midday meal (especially including meat). archaic, rare, uncountable

    "At this she clapped a savory conserve into the pouch, directing me not to show it till our halt for noonmeat."

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"At this she clapped a savory conserve into the pouch, directing me not to show it till our halt for noonmeat."

Etymology

From Old English nōnmete, equivalent to noon + meat.

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