noonmeat
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English nōnmete, equivalent to noon + meat.
Noun
noonmeat (uncountable)
- (rare, archaic) A midday meal (especially including meat).
- 1914, Alber Hale Plumb, When Mayflowers Blossom: A Romance of Plymouth's First Years, page 337:
- At this she clapped a savory conserve into the pouch, directing me not to show it till our halt for noonmeat.