Nunchion

From that time we made but one meal, that only lasted the whole day; so that I cannot well tell how I may call it, whether dinner, supper, nunchion, or after-supper; only, to get a stomach, we took a turn or two in the island, to see and hear the blessed singing-birds. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The catchpole being packed off on blind Sorrel — so he called his one-eyed mare — Basche sent for his lady, her women, and all his servants, into the arbour of his garden; had wine brought, attended with good store of pasties, hams, fruit, and other table-ammunition, for a nunchion; drank with them joyfully, and then told them this story: ❋ Unknown (2002)

A. short meal between breakfast and dinner; nunchion, luncheon. ❋ James Jennings (N/A)

"Yes, - I left London this morning at eight o'clock, and the only ten minutes I have spent out of my chaise since that time procured me a nunchion at Marlborough." ❋ Unknown (1833)

The catchpole being packed off on blind Sorrel -- so he called his one-eyed mare -- Basche sent for his lady, her women, and all his servants, into the arbour of his garden; had wine brought, attended with good store of pasties, hams, fruit, and other table-ammunition, for a nunchion; drank with them joyfully, and then told them this story: ❋ Fran��ois Rabelais (1518)

Some say there is no breakfast like a student's, no dinner like a lawyer's, no afternoon's nunchion like a vine-dresser's, no supper like a tradesman's, no second supper like a serving-wench's, and none of these meals equal to a frockified hobgoblin's. ❋ Fran��ois Rabelais (1518)

I came to get my four hours’ nunchion from you, man, besides a tune on the lute from my god-daughter, ❋ Unknown (2004)

Some say there is no breakfast like a student’s, no dinner like a lawyer’s, no afternoon’s nunchion like a vine-dresser’s, no supper like a tradesman’s, no second supper like a serving-wench’s, and none of these meals equal to a frockified hobgoblin’s. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I came to get my four hours 'nunchion from you, man, besides a tune on the lute from my god-daughter, Mrs.Marget. " ❋ Walter Scott (1801)