Supper-hour

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of supper hour. alt-of, alternative

    "She would much rather not have been asked by him again so very soon, and she wished she had not been obliged to suspect that his previous inquiries of Mrs. Norris, about the supper-hour, were all for the sake of securing her at that part of the evening."

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dinner hourdinner hourdinnertimelunch hoursuppertimesuppertime

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"She would much rather not have been asked by him again so very soon, and she wished she had not been obliged to suspect that his previous inquiries of Mrs. Norris, about the supper-hour, were all for the sake of securing her at that part of the evening."

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