noonmeat

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noun

A midday meal (especially including meat).

OriginOld English nōnmete →
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Meanings

nounnoonmeat (uncountable)

alternative nonemeat

  1. archaicrareuncountableA midday meal (especially including meat).

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

    1914, Alber Hale Plumb, When Mayflowers Blossom: A Romance of Plymouth's First Years, page 337

Origin

  1. Old Englishnōnmete
  2. Englishnoonmeat

From Old English nōnmete, equivalent to noon + meat.

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APA

noonmeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noonmeat

MLA

“noonmeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noonmeat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noonmeat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noonmeat.

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