Meaning of undermeal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
   obsolete
2. Synonym of siesta: an afternoon nap.
   obsolete
3. An afternoon meal or snack.
   obsolete

Examples

“By the time—he hath din'd at a taverne, and slept his undermeals at a bawdy-house, his purse is [empty].”

“In a narrower limit⟳ than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers.”

“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.”

“Why should not thy soul have⟳ her due drinks, breakfasts, meals, undermeals, bevers, and aftermeals, as well as thy body?'”

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