10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUNCHEON»
Discover the use of
nuncheon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
nuncheon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Luncheon,
Nuncheon and Other Meals: Eating with the Victorians
The modern timetable for meals reflects the patterns which we established in the nineteenth century, and the story of Victorian meals is set out in the chapters of this book.
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A Student's Pastime: Being a Select Series of Articles ...
90 -NUNCHEON.' attempt to connect it with noon-shun, because (note the '
because,' that marks the work of your guesser) labourers shun the heat of noon
when they eat their nuncheon. But of course it is obvious that the labourer does
not ...
Walter William Skeat, 1896
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The English Dialect Dictionary: Being the Complete ...
NUNCHEON, sb. In gen. dial, use in Eng. Also written nunchen Dor.1; nunchin
Nhp.2 se.Wor.1 Glo. Brks.1 Wil.1 w.Som.1 ; nunchion n.Cy. Nhp.1 s.Wor.1 Nrf. ;
nunchun I.W.1; nunshon m.Yks.1 ; and in forms noonchine Hmp. ; noonchion n.
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Compare nuncheon. HaUiwell. [Prov. Eng.] nuncheon (nun'chpn), re. [Formerly
also nun- chion, nunchin, nuncion, nunscion, nuntion; ap- par. for "nunching (as
luncheon for "lunching), < nunch, a piece, + -ing1. As with the equiv. luncheon, ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
In the word luncheon both form and meaning have been influenced by the
obsolete nuncheon, a meal at noon, Mid. Eng. none-chenche, for ✻none-
schenche, noon draught, from Anglo-Sax. scencan,2 to pour. Drinking seems to
have been ...
So munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon. It is hardly necessary to say that
luncheon is not an altered form of nuncheon. F. 0. Birkbeck Terry. There is an
interesting and instructive note on this word in Archbishop Trench's 'English Past
and ...
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Georgette Heyer's Regency World
To this end a refreshment known as a nuncheon was sometimes served,
particularly when guests were in the house, which often consisted of cold meats,
cheese, bread and fruit. A repast could be a meal of any size but it was usually
specified ...
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
But nunch may arise from nuncheon, if that is of ME. origin: see nuncheon.] 1. A
lump or piece. Compare nunc. — 2. A slight repast ; a lunch or luncheon.
Compare nuncheon. Halliwell. [Prov. Eng.] nuncheon (nun'chpn), n. [Formerly
also ...
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Som.I Come on, soee! let's have our bit 0' hunch. NUNCH, sb.2 \Vil. [anI] A poor,
weakly creature. n.Wil. He bain't nothen but a nunch ((1111).). NUNCHEON, $17.
In gm. dial. use in Eng. Also written nunchen Dor.'; nunchin l\'hp.2 se.\\'or.1 Glo.
Hist. vol. ii. p. 310. Noon-shun, a mid-day repast, or luncheon (Brown, Brit.
Pastorals), as if, like the words noon-scape and nooning, it meant a retreat from
the noontide heat, is no doubt a corruption of nuncheon, a lump of food, nunch or
nunc, ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUNCHEON»
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nuncheon is used in the context of the following news items.
Danny Baker doesn't want to be remembered - he wants …
The word 'nuncheon' is in it, and I looked it up and there is a meal called nuncheon. I loved the idea that there were words for absolutely ... «Scotsman, Jan 13»
Breakfast, lunch and dinner: Have we always eaten them?
One theory is that it's derived from the word "nuncheon", an old Anglo-Saxon word which meant a quick snack between meals that you can hold ... «BBC News, Nov 12»
Afternoon delights
The word “lunch” was first recorded in the early 1500s and was likely short for luncheon, a variation of “nuncheon,” taken from the Latin word ... «New York Post, Jun 12»
QI: Quite interesting facts about lunch
... a northern dialect word for a hunk of bread or cheese, and nuncheon, a midday snack, from Old English none, “noon” + schench, “drink”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 11»
