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undermeal
noun 3
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1ADJ.
great, ready
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noun
1
Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
By the time—he hath din'd at a taverne, and slept his undermeals at a bawdy-house, his purse is [empty].
2
Synonym of siesta: an afternoon nap.
In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers.
3
An afternoon meal or snack.
Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing.
I think I am furnished for [=with] Cather'ne pears, [enough] for one undermeal.
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By the time—he hath din'd at a taverne, and slept his undermeals at a bawdy-house, his purse is [empty].
Wiktionary02
In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers.
Wiktionary03
Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing.
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