stoundmeal

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adverb

At times; at intervals

OriginMiddle English stoundmele ← Old English stundmǣlum →
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Meanings

adverbstoundmeal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteAt times; at intervals
  2. not comparableobsoleteMoment by moment, or from moment to moment.
adjectivestoundmeal (comparative more stoundmeal, superlative most stoundmeal)

comparative more stoundmeal · superlative most stoundmeal

  1. obsoleteOccurring at times or intervals.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstundmǣlum“at times”
  2. Middle Englishstoundmele
  3. Englishstoundmeal

From Middle English stoundmele, stoundemele, from Old English stundmǣlum (“at times”), from stund (“stound, space of time”) + mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl (“a time”), equivalent to stound + -meal. More at stound, meal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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