noun
nuncheon
Nuncheon (noun) means a light snack or drink eaten in the afternoon, between main meals.
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A light snack or drink eaten in the afternoon, between main meals.
"She gave him a hunk of nuncheon and a bundle of her novelettes, and he stole up to an empty garret and squatted on the bare boards."
— George Douglas Brown, The House with the Green Shutters (1901)
"“Your Grace, Madame Lanier wishes you to have nuncheon with her.”"
— Mary A. Garratt, The Duchess of Asherwood (1981)
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English nonshench, noneschench, nonechenche (“slight refreshment, usually taken in the afternoon”), itself from none (“noon”) and shench, schenche (“draught, cup”); this is equivalent to noon plus shink (“to pour out, serve”). See also shink and skink for more.
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"nuncheon" (noun) means a light snack or drink eaten in the afternoon, between main meals.
