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elevenses, n. pl.|ɪˈlɛvənzɪz|
[orig. dial. form of elevens s.v. eleven a.]
Elevens; light refreshment about 11 a.m.
1887Parish & Shaw Dict. Kent. Dial. 51 Elevenses. 1895C. J. Cornish Wild Eng. Today 243 The workmen rest for their ‘elevenses’ and ‘fourses’. 1923Daily Mail 30 July 6 The men at work with bare chests or enjoying their drink in the shade of the hedge at ‘elevenses’ or ‘fourses’ according to the hour. 1927Wodehouse Meet Mr. Mulliner ii. 56 At eleven o'clock he has his ‘elevenses’, consisting of coffee, cream, more bread and more butter. 1930T. Thurston Man in Black Hat viii. 143 Charwomen..consuming what I am told they call their ‘elevenses’. 1933Punch 2 Aug. 124/2, I came upon him drinking his elevenses (these functions usually lasted from eleven-thirty to twelve—the time of his dinner-hour). 1947I. Brown Say the Word 17 ‘Elevenses’ is middle-class and particularized, usually coffee and a biscuit at the hour named. 1951Lilliput Sept.–Oct. 111/2 On the desk in front of him was a cup of coffee and some sandwiches. ‘Elevenses,’ he said. |