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elevener|ɪˈlɛvənə(r)|
[f. eleven + -er1.]
1. An eleven-o'-clock meal, a luncheon.
1823E. Moor Suffolk Words & Phr. s.v. Bever, the 'levener—this..is the interstitial snack between the prime and the next. 1875Parish Sussex Dial, Elevener, a luncheon.
2. One who takes a drink at 11 a.m. rare—1. U.S.
1807C. W. Janson Stranger in Amer. xxii. 299, I know of no custom more destructive than that which is practised by slingers and eleveners. |