nuncheonn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌn(t)ʃ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈnən(t)ʃ(ə)n/

Forms:

α. Middle English noensshynches, Middle English nonchynche, Middle English nonesenches, Middle English nonschenche, Middle English nonschenches, Middle English nonschonches, Middle English nonsenche, Middle English nonsenches, Middle English nonsenchis, Middle English nonsynches, Middle English noonschench, Middle English nounschenches, Middle English nunseynches; Scottish pre-1700 noneschankis, pre-1700 noneschanks, pre-1700 noneshankis, pre-1700 noneshanks, pre-1700 novnschankis, pre-1700 nownschankis, pre-1700 noynsankys, pre-1700 noynschankis, pre-1700 nunschankis, pre-1700 nwnschankis.

β. Middle English noncyens, Middle English nonshynges, Middle English nonshyns, Middle English nonsiens, Middle English nooncense, Middle English noonchyns, Middle English noonnchyns, Middle English nunsens, 1500s–1600s nunchings, 1500s–1600s nuncions, 1500s–1600s nuntions, 1600s nunchions, 1800s nunchens (English regional); N.E.D. (1907) also records a form late Middle English noonshyns.

γ. 1500s noneshyne, 1600s noonshun; English regional 1700s–1800s noonchine, 1700s– noonchin, 1800s– noonshun, 1900s– noonchion.

δ. 1500s nunchin, 1500s nuncion, 1500s nuntion, 1500s onchion, 1500s–1600s 1800s nonchion, 1500s–1700s nunchion, 1600s nunching, 1600s nuncian, 1600s– nuncheon; English regional 1800s nunching, 1800s– nunchin, 1800s– nunchion, 1800s– nunchun, 1800s– nunshon.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: noon n., shench n.

Etymology: < noon n. + shench n.Forms ending in -cheon , -chion are probably by analogy with forms of puncheon n.¹, truncheon n., etc.; compare also parallel spellings of luncheon n., with which the word seems likely to have been associated, although the direction of any influence is unclear. Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. nunch sb.¹ records also the shortened form nunch in widespread use in the midlands and south of England, and also in the U.S.; compare luncheon n. and lunch n.² In form onchion showing metanalysis (see N n.). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (nɒ·nʃən) /ˈnʌnʃən/.

Now archaic and English regional.

A drink taken in the afternoon; a light refreshment between meals; a snack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > light meal or snacks

nuncheonc1260

morsela1382

refection?a1439

mixtumc1490

bever1500

banquet1509

collation1525

snatch1570

beverage1577

a little something1577

anders-meat1598

four-hours1637

watering1637

refreshment1639

snap1642

luncheona1652

crib1652

prandicle1656

munchin1657

baita1661

unch1663

afternooning1678

whet1688

nacket1694

merenda1740

rinfresco1745

bagging?1746

snack1757

coffee1774

second breakfast1775

nummit1777

stay-stomach1800

damper1804

eleven o'clock1805

noonshine1808

by-bit1819

morning1819

four1823

four o'clock1825

lunch1829

stay-bit1833

picnic meal1839

elevens1849

Tommy1864

picnic tea1869

dinnerette1872

merienda1880

elevenses1887

light bite1887

soldier's supper1893

mug-up1902

tray1914

café complet1933

nosha1941

namkeen1942

snax1947

snackette1952

chaat1954

ploughman's lunch1957

munchie1959

playlunch1960

short-eat1962

lite bite1965

munchie1971

ploughman1975

aperitivo2002

α.

c1260–75 White Bk. Bury St. Edmunds (Harl. 1005) f. 216^v/2 Memorandum quod carectarius habet preter hoc a pascha vsque festum sancti michaelis qualibet septimana ad noonschench j.d.ob.

1342 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) iv. 79 (MED) [Bread and ale for the] nonsenchis [of the sawyers].

1352–3 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Let.-bks. London (1905) G. 6 (MED) [Payments are made..for] Nonschenche.

1375–6 in R. E. G. Kirk Acct. Abingdon Abbey (1892) 28 Vnde liberantur Conuentui pro eorum nonschonch'..j panis et j lagena ceruisie.

1423 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 156 Item, to ij Carpenters be j day, to ech of hem with her Nonsenches.

1434–5 in H. E. Salter Churchwardens' Accts. St. Michael's Oxf. (1933) 33 (MED) For ys man ys nonchynche..for nonsenche, iii d.

1473–4 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 15 Item, in nonesenches to diverse labourers at diverse times, vjd.

1529 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Stirling (1887) I. 35 Haiffand ilk werk day ane half hour afor nyne houris afor none to his disjone, and ane othir half hour afor four houris eftyr none to his nunschankis.

1556–7 in R. Adam Edinb. Rec. (1899) II. 73 To the warkmen at the upsetting of the werk, daner and nown schankis, xij^s iiij^d.

1598–9 Dundee Treasurer's Accts. For iij mens morning drink & noynschankis the time 6 s.

β. 1372 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1952) 79 (MED) Pro nonshyns ad eosdem stonemasons, 3 d.1426–7 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 64 ij carpenters with hir nonsiens.1462–3 in H. E. Salter Churchwardens' Accts. St. Michael's Oxf. (1933) 59 (MED) Item, pro le nunsens operariorum, vii d.1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. i. f. 96^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I We had breakfastes in the forenoone, beuerages, or nuntions after dinner.1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Merenda An afternoones nuncions or drinking, a beuer.1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. G4 ^v Then a set breakfast, then dinner, then afternoones nunchings, a supper, & a rere- supper.1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 276 Which being both put together would not make vp a reasonable nunchions.1640 ‘Ben-Arod Gad’ Wandering-Jew 19 In one of these pipes is my mornings draught,..in a third, my after-noons nuntions.γ. c1523 MS Egerton 2108 f. 57^v To vij. other laborers.., iij.d. and for noneshyne, iiij.d.1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 7 Haruest-folkes..On sheafes of corne were at their noonshuns close.1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote III. ix. v. 14 They took a comfortable noonchine together.1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby It was n't a dinner, it was only a bit of a noonshun.1880 C. M. Yonge Love & Life I. 36 I will give you some bread and cheese and gingerbread for noonchin.δ. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Le Gouster,..an afternoones banket, an onchion.a1591 H. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 56 Is there nothing in the sacrament but bread and wine, like an hungry nuncion?1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Collation de Moyne, a Monks nuncheon; as much as another man eats at a large meale.a1680 S. Butler Hudibras (1905) i. i. 12 They took their Breakfasts, or their Nuncheons.1694 Urquhart's Rabelais iv. xlvi Some say there is..no Dinner like a Lawyer's, no Afternoon's Nunchion like a Vintner's.1735 H. Fielding Old Man taught Wisdom 8 I don't eat a great deal, unless it be at Breakfast..and Afternoon's Nunchion.1790 W. Pryce Cornish-Eng. Vocab. in Archæologia Cornu-Britannica Croust, an afternoon's nuncheon.1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. ii. 50 I came to get my four-hours' nunchion from you.1858 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse 61 A long table was laid out for luncheon, or nunching as the boots..called it.1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. App. 198 About Salisbury Nuncheon is between 10 and 10.30 a.m., and again at 4 p.m., and is a very small meal.1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters viii. 63 She gave him a hunk of nuncheon and a bundle of her novelettes.1952 L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) 80 Probably the ‘metesilver’ paid to carpenters working on Newgate gaol in 1282 was equivalent to nuncheon money.1988 J. Lavers Isle of Wight Dial. 59 Nunchun, victuals eaten between breakfast and dinner.2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs xxii. 354 The two gentlemen were consigned to my care, and I was given their nuncheon to carry in my knapsack.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nuncheon
释义	nuncheonn. Brit. /ˈnʌn(t)ʃ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈnən(t)ʃ(ə)n/ Forms: α. Middle English noensshynches, Middle English nonchynche, Middle English nonesenches, Middle English nonschenche, Middle English nonschenches, Middle English nonschonches, Middle English nonsenche, Middle English nonsenches, Middle English nonsenchis, Middle English nonsynches, Middle English noonschench, Middle English nounschenches, Middle English nunseynches; Scottish pre-1700 noneschankis, pre-1700 noneschanks, pre-1700 noneshankis, pre-1700 noneshanks, pre-1700 novnschankis, pre-1700 nownschankis, pre-1700 noynsankys, pre-1700 noynschankis, pre-1700 nunschankis, pre-1700 nwnschankis. β. Middle English noncyens, Middle English nonshynges, Middle English nonshyns, Middle English nonsiens, Middle English nooncense, Middle English noonchyns, Middle English noonnchyns, Middle English nunsens, 1500s–1600s nunchings, 1500s–1600s nuncions, 1500s–1600s nuntions, 1600s nunchions, 1800s nunchens (English regional); N.E.D. (1907) also records a form late Middle English noonshyns. γ. 1500s noneshyne, 1600s noonshun; English regional 1700s–1800s noonchine, 1700s– noonchin, 1800s– noonshun, 1900s– noonchion. δ. 1500s nunchin, 1500s nuncion, 1500s nuntion, 1500s onchion, 1500s–1600s 1800s nonchion, 1500s–1700s nunchion, 1600s nunching, 1600s nuncian, 1600s– nuncheon; English regional 1800s nunching, 1800s– nunchin, 1800s– nunchion, 1800s– nunchun, 1800s– nunshon. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: noon n., shench n. Etymology: < noon n. + shench n.Forms ending in -cheon , -chion are probably by analogy with forms of puncheon n.¹, truncheon n., etc.; compare also parallel spellings of luncheon n., with which the word seems likely to have been associated, although the direction of any influence is unclear. Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. nunch sb.¹ records also the shortened form nunch in widespread use in the midlands and south of England, and also in the U.S.; compare luncheon n. and lunch n.² In form onchion showing metanalysis (see N n.). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (nɒ·nʃən) /ˈnʌnʃən/. Now archaic and English regional. A drink taken in the afternoon; a light refreshment between meals; a snack. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > light meal or snacks nuncheonc1260 morsela1382 refection?a1439 mixtumc1490 bever1500 banquet1509 collation1525 snatch1570 beverage1577 a little something1577 anders-meat1598 four-hours1637 watering1637 refreshment1639 snap1642 luncheona1652 crib1652 prandicle1656 munchin1657 baita1661 unch1663 afternooning1678 whet1688 nacket1694 merenda1740 rinfresco1745 bagging?1746 snack1757 coffee1774 second breakfast1775 nummit1777 stay-stomach1800 damper1804 eleven o'clock1805 noonshine1808 by-bit1819 morning1819 four1823 four o'clock1825 lunch1829 stay-bit1833 picnic meal1839 elevens1849 Tommy1864 picnic tea1869 dinnerette1872 merienda1880 elevenses1887 light bite1887 soldier's supper1893 mug-up1902 tray1914 café complet1933 nosha1941 namkeen1942 snax1947 snackette1952 chaat1954 ploughman's lunch1957 munchie1959 playlunch1960 short-eat1962 lite bite1965 munchie1971 ploughman1975 aperitivo2002 α. c1260–75 White Bk. Bury St. Edmunds (Harl. 1005) f. 216^v/2 Memorandum quod carectarius habet preter hoc a pascha vsque festum sancti michaelis qualibet septimana ad noonschench j.d.ob. 1342 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) iv. 79 (MED) [Bread and ale for the] nonsenchis [of the sawyers]. 1352–3 in R. R. Sharpe Cal. Let.-bks. London (1905) G. 6 (MED) [Payments are made..for] Nonschenche. 1375–6 in R. E. G. Kirk Acct. Abingdon Abbey (1892) 28 Vnde liberantur Conuentui pro eorum nonschonch'..j panis et j lagena ceruisie. 1423 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 156 Item, to ij Carpenters be j day, to ech of hem with her Nonsenches. 1434–5 in H. E. Salter Churchwardens' Accts. St. Michael's Oxf. (1933) 33 (MED) For ys man ys nonchynche..for nonsenche, iii d. 1473–4 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 15 Item, in nonesenches to diverse labourers at diverse times, vjd. 1529 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Stirling (1887) I. 35 Haiffand ilk werk day ane half hour afor nyne houris afor none to his disjone, and ane othir half hour afor four houris eftyr none to his nunschankis. 1556–7 in R. Adam Edinb. Rec. (1899) II. 73 To the warkmen at the upsetting of the werk, daner and nown schankis, xij^s iiij^d. 1598–9 Dundee Treasurer's Accts. For iij mens morning drink & noynschankis the time 6 s. β. 1372 in L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1952) 79 (MED) Pro nonshyns ad eosdem stonemasons, 3 d.1426–7 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 64 ij carpenters with hir nonsiens.1462–3 in H. E. Salter Churchwardens' Accts. St. Michael's Oxf. (1933) 59 (MED) Item, pro le nunsens operariorum, vii d.1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. i. f. 96^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I We had breakfastes in the forenoone, beuerages, or nuntions after dinner.1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Merenda An afternoones nuncions or drinking, a beuer.1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. G4 ^v Then a set breakfast, then dinner, then afternoones nunchings, a supper, & a rere- supper.1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 276 Which being both put together would not make vp a reasonable nunchions.1640 ‘Ben-Arod Gad’ Wandering-Jew 19 In one of these pipes is my mornings draught,..in a third, my after-noons nuntions.γ. c1523 MS Egerton 2108 f. 57^v To vij. other laborers.., iij.d. and for noneshyne, iiij.d.1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 7 Haruest-folkes..On sheafes of corne were at their noonshuns close.1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote III. ix. v. 14 They took a comfortable noonchine together.1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby It was n't a dinner, it was only a bit of a noonshun.1880 C. M. Yonge Love & Life I. 36 I will give you some bread and cheese and gingerbread for noonchin.δ. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Le Gouster,..an afternoones banket, an onchion.a1591 H. Smith Wks. (1867) I. 56 Is there nothing in the sacrament but bread and wine, like an hungry nuncion?1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Collation de Moyne, a Monks nuncheon; as much as another man eats at a large meale.a1680 S. Butler Hudibras (1905) i. i. 12 They took their Breakfasts, or their Nuncheons.1694 Urquhart's Rabelais iv. xlvi Some say there is..no Dinner like a Lawyer's, no Afternoon's Nunchion like a Vintner's.1735 H. Fielding Old Man taught Wisdom 8 I don't eat a great deal, unless it be at Breakfast..and Afternoon's Nunchion.1790 W. Pryce Cornish-Eng. Vocab. in Archæologia Cornu-Britannica Croust, an afternoon's nuncheon.1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. ii. 50 I came to get my four-hours' nunchion from you.1858 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse 61 A long table was laid out for luncheon, or nunching as the boots..called it.1893 G. E. Dartnell & E. H. Goddard Gloss. Words Wilts. App. 198 About Salisbury Nuncheon is between 10 and 10.30 a.m., and again at 4 p.m., and is a very small meal.1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters viii. 63 She gave him a hunk of nuncheon and a bundle of her novelettes.1952 L. F. Salzman Building in Eng. (1992) 80 Probably the ‘metesilver’ paid to carpenters working on Newgate gaol in 1282 was equivalent to nuncheon money.1988 J. Lavers Isle of Wight Dial. 59 Nunchun, victuals eaten between breakfast and dinner.2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs xxii. 354 The two gentlemen were consigned to my care, and I was given their nuncheon to carry in my knapsack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1260
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