† snackn.¹

Forms: Also Old English–Middle English snacc, Middle English snak.

Etymology: Late Old English snacc, obscurely related to Old High German snacga, snaga (German dialect snacke, schnake), Old Norse snekkja, etc. Compare also Old French esneque, esneke, medieval Latin (e)snecca.

Obsolete.

A kind of ship.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > small medieval Scandinavian ship

snack1052

snekkja1847

snake1864

1052 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. C) Þa let Eadward cyng scypian .xl. snacca.

c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1066 (MS. D) He for to Scotlande mid .xii. snaccum.

1299 Stat. & Ordin. Irel. (Rolls) 216 Quod soluerunt per preceptum Regis pro fretto cuiusdam nauis que vocata fuit le Snack.

1300 Liber Quotid. Garderobæ (1787) 275 Johanni Kittey, magistro del snak de la Rye.

1300 Liber Quotid. Garderobæ (1787) 275 Johanni Manekyn, magistro del snak Sancti Thome.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

snackn.²

Brit.

/snak/, U.S.

/snæk/

Forms: Also Middle English snake, 1500s snacke, Scottish snak.

Etymology: < snack v. Compare Middle Dutch snac(k , West Flemish snak , in sense 1.

a. A snap, a bite, esp. that of a dog. Now dialect.In quot. 1402 figurative, with approximation to sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > biting > [noun] > a bite

snack1402

snap1495

snip1767

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > misc actions

snack1402

sheep-biting1817

1402 T. Hoccleve Let. of Cupid 109 She, behinde thy bake, So lyberal ys, she wol no wyght with-sey, But smertly of another take a snake.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. xii. 150 The swipir Tuscan hund..With hys wyd chaftis at hym makis a snak.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii/2 Y^e Snacke of a dog, morsus.

1831 S. E. Ferrier Destiny I. xx. 202 The honest man who found a snail in his [broth]. ‘Tak ye that snack, my man,’ says he, ‘for looking sae like a plum-damy.’

1896 ‘A. Lilburn’ Borderer vi. 39 The bitch overtook the hare and gave a snack at its hinder parts.

b. A sharp or snappish remark or jibe.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > jeering, taunting, or scoffing > [noun] > instance of

hoker-wordOE

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scornc1275

jape1377

bourda1387

gaudc1440

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scoffing1530

gleekc1540

jest1548

to have a fling at?1550

snack?1554

boba1566

taunta1566

gird1566

flim-flam-flirt1573

gibe1573

scoff1573

flouting-stock1593

mycterism1593

flirt1613

fleera1616

scomma1620

jeer1631

snouchc1780

brocard1837

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > instance of > sharp

quippy1519

quip1532

snack?1554

gird1566

pincha1568

quib1656

hitc1668

snapper1817

shy1840

shot1841

swipe1892

jab1905

licks1971

?1554 tr. H. Latimer Protestation in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xxxiv. 92 I coulde..not be suffered to declare my Faithe before you..without Snakkes, Reiagges,..Rebukes, and Tauntes.

1896 G. Chanter Witch of Withyford x. 121 She fancied 'twas a snack at the Squire, as he hadn't been near her since the storm.

†2. A short time; a snatch. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > a short or moderate space of time

weekeOE

littleOE

roomOE

stoundOE

startc1300

houra1350

furlong wayc1384

piecea1400

weea1400

speed whilec1400

hanlawhilea1500

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bit1653

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thinking-while1668

onwardling1674

way-bit1674

whilie1819

fillip1880

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. vii. 86 As he had slummerit bot a snak.

a. A share, portion, part.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun]

dealc825

lotOE

dolea1225

partc1300

portion?1316

sort1382

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symbol1627

dealth1637

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cavelc1650

snip1655

sortition1671

snack1683

quota1688

contingency1723

snick1723

contingent1728

whack1785

divvy1872

end1903

bite1925

1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 112 Because the first, if they are humoured, giue them some snacks out of unjust gain.

1699 Country Gentleman's Vade-mecum 98 If any body has any right to a Snack, 'tis this Gentleman, who saw me take it up.

1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 79 It will go plaguy hard, if he miss a Snack of it.

1777 E. Ryves Poems 159 I'll never lose scent of thee, until I have at least had snacks in the reward for apprehending thee.

1855 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1857) IV. 339 None of them without some snack of principality taken from the main lot.

b. to come (or put) in for a snack, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (intransitive)] > divide and share > get or demand a share

to come (or put) in for a snack1693

1693 I. Chauncy Rejoynder to Dr. Williams 10 But there is another Righteousness..that puts in for a snack, viz. that of the new Law.

1700 Earl of Bellomont Let. to Sir J. Stanley 5 Mar. (Welbeck MSS.) I am told that..I have a right to a third part of them, but if the rest of the Lords come in for snacks, I shall be satisfyed.

1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. viii. 28 The landlord would take all if we did not come in for snacks.

c. to go snacks (†or snack), to have a share (in something), to divide profits.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > sharing > share [verb (intransitive)]

scot?c1225

deal1297

partc1300

to take partc1384

departc1440

skair1462

impart1471

participate1531

communicate1541

to part stakes (also shares)1553

boot1554

partake1561

intercommune1601

copart1637

to go sharers1644

to run shares1644

intervene1646

go1653

to go a share1655

to share and share alike (formerly also like)1656

to go shares1658

to go share and share alikea1661

to go snips (or snip)1671

to go snacks (or snack)1693

to club one's shares1814

to cut in1890

1693 C. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vii. 135 If one piece thou take, That must be cantled, and the Judge go snack.

1701 G. Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair iv. ii. 32 Well, Monsieur! 'tis about a thousand Pounds; we go Snacks.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xviii. 147 A present to the s—t—y, with whom the c—mm—rs went snacks.

1788 W. Cowper Pity Poor Afr. 16 While they get riches.., Pray tell me why we may not also go snacks?

1829 Creevey in Creevey P. (1904) II. viii. 201 To go snacks himself in the acquisition of power and profit.

1862 Temple Bar 6 10 The Princesses..were mean enough to go snacks in the profits.

a. A mere taste, a small quantity, of liquor.In quot. 1685 perhaps simply in sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > small drink

snack1685

smack1693

drop1699

tiff1727

toothfula1774

caulker1808

caulk1834

nobbler1842

spot1917

1685 J. Dunton Lett. from New Eng. (1867) 11 As he was sure to supply us with Drink even without asking, so he would always thrust himself in for a snack, in helping to drink it.

1721 A. Ramsay Lucky Spence xvi My malison..On them that drink and dinna pay, But tak a snack and run away.

1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. iii. ii. 158 And take his snack of brandy for digestion.

b. A mere bite or morsel of food, as contrasted with a regular meal; a light or incidental repast.

ΘΚΠ

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

nuncheonc1260

morsela1382

refection?a1439

mixtumc1490

bever1500

banquet1509

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munchin1657

baita1661

unch1663

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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

1757 Monitor No. 90 When once a man has got a snack of their trenchers, he too often retains a hankering after the honey-pot.

1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret i. 25 We have but just time for a snack.

1811 A. de Beauclerc Ora & Juliet III. 134 I didn't eat nothing but a bit of a snack at noon, and I am hungry.

1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. xx. 282 Our friends took a slight snack of cold bread and meat.

1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. ii. 46 Just to take a snack of dinner, before going over the outlying parts.

figurative.1817 J. Keats Let. in Wks. (1889) III. 75 Having taken a snack or luncheon of literary scraps.1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 76 He craved more for spiritual snacks between meals than for physical.

5. Australian slang. Something easy to accomplish, a ‘snip’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > that which is easy

ball play?c1225

child's gamec1380

boys' play1538

walkover1861

picnic1870

pudding1884

cakewalk1886

pie1886

cinch1888

snipa1890

pushover1891

pinch1897

sitter1898

pipe1902

five-finger exercise1903

duck soup1912

pud1917

breeze1928

kid stuff1929

soda1930

piece of cake1936

doddle1937

snack1941

stroll1942

piece of piss1949

waltz1968

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 68 Snack, a certainty.

1952 T. A. G. Hungerford Ridge & River 138 There was nothing to it... It was a snack.

1961 M. Calthorpe Dyehouse 150 In Hughie's day he'd made this a snack.

1970 R. Beilby No Medals for Aphrodite 274 ‘How could I do that, Harry?’ ‘Easy. It'll be a snack.’

Compounds

C1. General attributive, designating a place at which snacks are sold.

snack booth n.

ΚΠ

1976 D. Heffron Crusty Crossed xxii. 147 I sat alone on the sand, watching my sisters parade over to the snack booth with their boyfriends.

snack counter n.

ΚΠ

1977 W. J. Weatherby Home in Dark viii. 44 A large woman who served behind the snack counter.

snack shop n.

ΚΠ

1977 Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. xii. 18/2 (advt.) Partial bldg. standing due to fire, selling as is, formerly snack shop, restaurant.

snack lunch n.

ΚΠ

1964 N. Marsh Dead Water iii. 85 I..had a snack lunch in the new bar.

1977 E. W. Hildick Loop ix. 47 After a snack lunch, I walked round to the School House.

snack meal n.

ΚΠ

1962 Punch 28 Nov. 773/1 We are becoming ‘increasingly a nation of tea and soft-drink consumers and snack-meal eaters’.

1976 ‘K. Royce’ Bustillo xii. 157 Bustillo was eating a snack meal.

snack-sized adj. Cf. snack bar n.

ΚΠ

1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo iii. 153 A snack-sized gobbet of raw flesh.

C2.

snack-house n. a restaurant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant

eating-housec1440

feast house?c1475

victualling-house1541

cookshop1542

cookhouse1548

feasting house1563

treating-house1680

suttling-house1691

shop1695

chop shop1733

restaurateur1782

slap-bang shop1785

restorator1797

dinner house1803

restaurant1806

snack-house1820

grubbery1823

refreshment house1825

restauration1832

trattoria1832

slap-bang1836

ristorante1874

tavern-restaurant1880

foodery1892

eatery1901

taverna1914

chop-house1915

nosh1917

diner1924

noshery1952

ryotei1953

lokanta1954

Chinesery1956

relais routier1960

hotel1968

tratt1969

robata1975

fast foodery1979

Chinky1981

rodizio1981

taqueria1982

resto1988

paladar1994

1820 T. Cromwell Excurs. Ireland vii. 2 Partaking of the snack at one or other of the Snack-houses which abound in these villages.

1895 Amer. Dial. Notes I. 374 There's a right chance o' snack houses down to Bakervul.

Draft additions June 2007

snack food n.

ΚΠ

1938 Chicago Tribune 22 Apr. 15/4 Nothing makes better snack food than a sardine sandwich or canape.

2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 253/2 This popular snack food is filled with chicken, vegetable, beef, shrimp, callalloo or soya. The beef pattie, or turnover, is Jamaica's number one fast-food.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

† snackn.³

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

(See quot. 1787.)

ΚΠ

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Snack, or Spunk, a dried fungus, used as tinder.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

snackadj.adv.

Brit.

/snak/, U.S.

/snæk/, Scottish English

/snak/

Etymology: ? Related to snack v. Compare also Norwegian dialect snak greedy.

Scottish.

A. adj.

1. Quick, alert, clever, smart.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective]

sharpc888

yepec1000

spacka1200

yare-witelc1275

fellc1300

yap13..

seeinga1382

far-castinga1387

sightya1400

perceivinga1425

snellc1425

politic?a1439

quickc1449

pregnant?a1475

pert1484

quick-wittedc1525

apt1535

intelligentc1540

queemc1540

ready-witted1576

political1577

of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579

conceited1583

perspicuous1584

sharp-witteda1586

shrewd1589

inseeing1590

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agile1599

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insighted1602

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nimble-witted1604

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penetrating1606

spraga1616

acuminous1619

discoursing1625

smart1639

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sagacious1650

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acuminate1654

blunt-sharpa1661

long-headed1665

smoky1688

rapid1693

keen1704

gash1706

snack1710

cute1731

mobile1778

wide awake1785

acuminated1786

quick-minded1789

kicky1790

snap1790

downy1803

snacky1806

unbaffleable1827

varmint1829

needle-sharp1836

nimble-brained1836

incisivea1850

spry1849

fast1850

snappy1871

hard-boiled1884

on the spot1903

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving swiftly and briskly

lightOE

quiverOE

wight1390

yerna1400

sharpc1440

fisking?1523

skeetc1540

nimblea1547

flit1590

brisk1599

brisky1600

smart1602

whipping1602

running1662

nimble-movinga1676

snack1710

brushing1792

adance1828

slippy1847

nippy1849

smartish1921

hoppy1934

1710 T. Ruddiman in G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. at Snak.

1719 A. Ramsay 1st Answer to Hamilton x Europe had nane mair snack and snell At verse or prose.

1778 A. Ross Helenore (ed. 2) 16 By this time Lindy is right well shot out..snack and plump, and like an apple round.

1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 280 Weel I ken ye're snack.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Be snack, be quick, do not lose time.

2. Snappish, peevish; greedy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective]

lustfulc893

yevereOE

covetousa1300

unmeasurablea1398

lustsomea1400

over-lustya1500

coveting1526

kitish1566

inexpleble1569

salt1598

over-desirous1647

voraginousa1652

sitient1656

voragious1665

gluttonous1671

ingorgeous1679

voracious1746

edacious1819

snack1883

desperatea1958

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > snappish or sharp-tongued

knappish1542

snappish1542

short1591

tart1601

tart-tongued1602

nimble-tongued1608

snapping1642

snapper1673

snip-snap1770

snaggy1781

twittya1825

snappy1834

sharp-tongued1837

snippy1848

snack1883

1883 Good Words 24 651 It is..the being grasping, or what Scotch people would call ‘snack’, over every trifle.

1894 Longman's Mag. May 9 You needn't be so snack: I can't stop to pick my words when I'm worried.

B. adv.

Quickly, sharply, smartly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > quickly or promptly

ratheeOE

rathelyeOE

radlyOE

yareOE

timelyOE

belivec1175

belivesc1275

hastivelyc1300

prestc1300

smartc1300

smartlyc1300

prestly1340

spacklya1350

pertlya1375

redelya1375

redlya1375

yeplya1375

readilyc1390

yarelya1400–50

hasty?a1425

promptly1490

hastyfullyc1500

snackly1728

snack1739

snaply1768

in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1835

pronto1892

quick smart1955

snappily1981

1739 A. Nicol Nature without Art 60 She answered me chastly and snack Why do you impose on me so?

1801 Beattie Poems 22 (E.D.D.) Trump-about gade on as snack As we'd been lairds.

1828 P. Buchan Anc. Ballads & Songs N. Scotl. II. 260 The lassie..ran to the door fu' snack.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

snackv.

Brit.

/snak/, U.S.

/snæk/

Forms: Also Middle English, 1500s snak, 1500s snacke.

Etymology: Of doubtful origin: compare Middle Dutch or Flemish snacken to snap (of a dog), Norwegian dialect snaka to snatch (of animals). The Low German and Dutch snakken (German dialect schnakken ) to gasp, desire, etc., to talk or chatter, which agree in form, do not correspond in sense. The later senses are partly < snack n.²

a. intransitive. To bite or snap (esp. at a thing). Also figurative, esp. to utter or exchange sharp, snapping words or remarks. Chiefly northern and Scottish. Cf. snap v. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > contend, dispute, argue [verb (intransitive)]

flitec900

witherc1000

disputea1225

pleadc1275

strive1320

arguec1374

tolyc1440

toilc1450

wrestlec1450

altercate1530

disagree1534

dissent1538

contend1539

controvert1563

wrangle?1570

contestate?1572

to fend and prove?1578

contest1603

vie1604

controverse1605

discept1639

ergot1653

digladiatea1656

misprove1662

spar1698

argufy1804

spat1809

to cross swords1816

argle1823

to bandy words1828

polemize1828

controversialize1841

caffle1851

polemicize1881

ergotize1883

argy-bargy1887

cag1919

snack1956

a1400 Peter & Paul 310 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 79 Sone come þare forthe dogges blak, & on Peter gon þai snak.

?1530 Dialoges Creatures Moralysed xlvi Euery of them began to snak at othir & wolde haue torn eche other on smale pecys.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii^v/1 To Snacke, byte, morsitare.

?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 24 God will not..captiously snack at his words.

1895 S. R. Crockett Bog-myrtle & Peat v. ii. 366 He'll no as muckle as snack at a flee that lichts on his nose.

1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 565/2 The pony had never shown any vice..beyond snacking at the collar when put on.

1956 C. P. Snow Homecomings l. 357 They quarrelled and snacked.

1956 C. P. Snow Homecomings l. 358 The prickles and self-assertiveness which made them snack.

1959 P. H. Johnson Humbler Creation xii. 85 The usual strung-up celebrations at home, with..Libby and her mother gently snacking at each other in tones of excessive goodwill.

1960 C. P. Snow Affair viii. 91 Irene and I glanced at each other with discomfort, a discomfort different from just looking on at her husband and my wife snacking.

b. transitive. To snap up, seize upon, etc. Scottish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp > quickly or suddenly > snatch up

latcha1225

plitcha1400

snap1550

snatch1555

click1651

snack1871

scoop1916

snarf1968

1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms frae Hebrew lxxviii. 63 His ain youngsters, the lowe snacket up.

1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister II. xvii. 64 In the tail o' the day ane o' them snacked him up.

2. transitive. To share, divide. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (intransitive)] > divide and share

shiftc1000

partc1300

admeasure1469

snack1675

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] > divide into shares > divide and share out

dealc1000

shiftc1000

to-partc1325

partc1330

departa1340

divide1377

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to share out1583

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dispart1629

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partage1660

split1674

snack1675

partition1740

scantle1749

appart1798

whack1819

divvy1877

number1887

cut1928

1707 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. x. 26 Unless they are allow'd to snack The Booty which they jointly take.

1733 Revol. Politicks vii. 73 'Tis to be feared, the Guards and the Highwaymen snack'd the Booty.

1745 Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 105 At this Alehouse they tarried some Time, and snack'd the Argot, i.e. shared the Money.

absolute.1675 W. Wycherley Country-wife iii. 37 Who is that, that is to be bubled? Faith let me snack.1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Crossbite, to draw in a Friend, yet snack with the Sharper.1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull I. iv. 41 If our ministers were as poor and beggarly as the Dutch, they might have snack'd with these illegal executors.1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provinc. Sussex 30 Snack, to share or be in partnership with.

3. intransitive. To lunch, to take a snack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating meals > eat meal [verb (intransitive)] > eat light meal

to eat (or take) a sopc1330

mistea1425

banquet1564

bever1607

collation1611

snack1807

sandwich1815

nosh1892

1807 R. C. Hoare Tour Ireland 35 At Birr is a good inn,..where I snacked. [Note] Snack is in Ireland synonimous with lunch in England.

1894 A. Morrison Tales Mean Streets 90 The snacking women resumed their talk.

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ˈsnacking n.

ΚΠ

1959 P. H. Johnson Humbler Creation v. 30 The meeting petered away as it usually did, into desultory snackings and exchanges of fellowship.

1969 W. Cahn Out of Cracker Barrel xxiii. 318 Premium Saltines and Ritz crackers were used as snacks long before snacking came into vogue.

1978 Radio Times 18 Feb. 67 There are three meals a day, ‘more or less regular, with no snacking in between’.

1980 P. S. Powers Obesity ix. 219 Snacking while watching television is notorious for increasing the total daily calories ingested.

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b. Const. on.

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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)]

eatc825

to break breadeOE

baitc1386

feeda1387

to take one's repast?1490

to take repast1517

repast1520

peck?1536

diet1566

meat1573

victual1577

graze1579

manger1609

to craw it1708

grub1725

scoff1798

browse1818

provender1819

muckamuck1853

to put on the nosebag1874

refect1882

restaurate1882

nosh1892

tucker1903

to muck in1919

scarf1960

snack1972

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > snack or graze

snack1972

graze1979

1972 T. McHugh Time of Buffalo viii. 85 Most of the participants snacked on raw morsels taken still warm from the slain buffalo.

1979 P. Driscoll Pangolin ix. 77 The stalls were tiny places..crowded with Chinese snacking on noodles.

1985 Sunday Times 24 Feb. 36/6 They stood in the clubhouse snacking on Mars Bars and Nut 17 muesli bars with raisins.

1989 M. Atwood Cat's Eye xi. 330 I can eat haphazardly now, snack on junk food and take-outs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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n.²1402

n.³1787

adj.adv.1710

v.a1400

单词	snack
释义	† snackn.¹ Forms: Also Old English–Middle English snacc, Middle English snak. Etymology: Late Old English snacc, obscurely related to Old High German snacga, snaga (German dialect snacke, schnake), Old Norse snekkja, etc. Compare also Old French esneque, esneke, medieval Latin (e)snecca. Obsolete. A kind of ship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > small medieval Scandinavian ship snack1052 snekkja1847 snake1864 1052 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (MS. C) Þa let Eadward cyng scypian .xl. snacca. c1100 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1066 (MS. D) He for to Scotlande mid .xii. snaccum. 1299 Stat. & Ordin. Irel. (Rolls) 216 Quod soluerunt per preceptum Regis pro fretto cuiusdam nauis que vocata fuit le Snack. 1300 Liber Quotid. Garderobæ (1787) 275 Johanni Kittey, magistro del snak de la Rye. 1300 Liber Quotid. Garderobæ (1787) 275 Johanni Manekyn, magistro del snak Sancti Thome. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2021). snackn.² Brit. /snak/, U.S. /snæk/ Forms: Also Middle English snake, 1500s snacke, Scottish snak. Etymology: < snack v. Compare Middle Dutch snac(k , West Flemish snak , in sense 1. 1. a. A snap, a bite, esp. that of a dog. Now dialect.In quot. 1402 figurative, with approximation to sense 3. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > biting > [noun] > a bite snack1402 snap1495 snip1767 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > misc actions snack1402 sheep-biting1817 1402 T. Hoccleve Let. of Cupid 109 She, behinde thy bake, So lyberal ys, she wol no wyght with-sey, But smertly of another take a snake. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xii. xii. 150 The swipir Tuscan hund..With hys wyd chaftis at hym makis a snak. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii/2 Y^e Snacke of a dog, morsus. 1831 S. E. Ferrier Destiny I. xx. 202 The honest man who found a snail in his [broth]. ‘Tak ye that snack, my man,’ says he, ‘for looking sae like a plum-damy.’ 1896 ‘A. Lilburn’ Borderer vi. 39 The bitch overtook the hare and gave a snack at its hinder parts. b. A sharp or snappish remark or jibe. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > jeering, taunting, or scoffing > [noun] > instance of hoker-wordOE gabc1225 scornc1275 jape1377 bourda1387 gaudc1440 knack1513 scoffing1530 gleekc1540 jest1548 to have a fling at?1550 snack?1554 boba1566 taunta1566 gird1566 flim-flam-flirt1573 gibe1573 scoff1573 flouting-stock1593 mycterism1593 flirt1613 fleera1616 scomma1620 jeer1631 snouchc1780 brocard1837 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > instance of > sharp quippy1519 quip1532 snack?1554 gird1566 pincha1568 quib1656 hitc1668 snapper1817 shy1840 shot1841 swipe1892 jab1905 licks1971 ?1554 tr. H. Latimer Protestation in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xxxiv. 92 I coulde..not be suffered to declare my Faithe before you..without Snakkes, Reiagges,..Rebukes, and Tauntes. 1896 G. Chanter Witch of Withyford x. 121 She fancied 'twas a snack at the Squire, as he hadn't been near her since the storm. †2. A short time; a snatch. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > a short or moderate space of time weekeOE littleOE roomOE stoundOE startc1300 houra1350 furlong wayc1384 piecea1400 weea1400 speed whilec1400 hanlawhilea1500 snack1513 spirt?1550 snatch1563 fit1583 spurta1591 shortness1598 span1599 bit1653 thinking time1668 thinking-while1668 onwardling1674 way-bit1674 whilie1819 fillip1880 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. vii. 86 As he had slummerit bot a snak. 3. a. A share, portion, part. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun] dealc825 lotOE dolea1225 partc1300 portion?1316 sort1382 parcelc1400 skiftc1400 pane1440 partagec1450 shift1461 skair1511 allotment1528 snapshare1538 share1539 slice1548 fee1573 snap1575 moiety1597 snatch1601 allotterya1616 proportiona1616 symbol1627 dealth1637 quantum1649 cavelc1650 snip1655 sortition1671 snack1683 quota1688 contingency1723 snick1723 contingent1728 whack1785 divvy1872 end1903 bite1925 1683 W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Witt against Wisdom 112 Because the first, if they are humoured, giue them some snacks out of unjust gain. 1699 Country Gentleman's Vade-mecum 98 If any body has any right to a Snack, 'tis this Gentleman, who saw me take it up. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 79 It will go plaguy hard, if he miss a Snack of it. 1777 E. Ryves Poems 159 I'll never lose scent of thee, until I have at least had snacks in the reward for apprehending thee. 1855 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1857) IV. 339 None of them without some snack of principality taken from the main lot. b. to come (or put) in for a snack, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (intransitive)] > divide and share > get or demand a share to come (or put) in for a snack1693 1693 I. Chauncy Rejoynder to Dr. Williams 10 But there is another Righteousness..that puts in for a snack, viz. that of the new Law. 1700 Earl of Bellomont Let. to Sir J. Stanley 5 Mar. (Welbeck MSS.) I am told that..I have a right to a third part of them, but if the rest of the Lords come in for snacks, I shall be satisfyed. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. viii. 28 The landlord would take all if we did not come in for snacks. c. to go snacks (†or snack), to have a share (in something), to divide profits. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > sharing > share [verb (intransitive)] scot?c1225 deal1297 partc1300 to take partc1384 departc1440 skair1462 impart1471 participate1531 communicate1541 to part stakes (also shares)1553 boot1554 partake1561 intercommune1601 copart1637 to go sharers1644 to run shares1644 intervene1646 go1653 to go a share1655 to share and share alike (formerly also like)1656 to go shares1658 to go share and share alikea1661 to go snips (or snip)1671 to go snacks (or snack)1693 to club one's shares1814 to cut in1890 1693 C. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires vii. 135 If one piece thou take, That must be cantled, and the Judge go snack. 1701 G. Farquhar Sir Harry Wildair iv. ii. 32 Well, Monsieur! 'tis about a thousand Pounds; we go Snacks. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. xviii. 147 A present to the s—t—y, with whom the c—mm—rs went snacks. 1788 W. Cowper Pity Poor Afr. 16 While they get riches.., Pray tell me why we may not also go snacks? 1829 Creevey in Creevey P. (1904) II. viii. 201 To go snacks himself in the acquisition of power and profit. 1862 Temple Bar 6 10 The Princesses..were mean enough to go snacks in the profits. 4. a. A mere taste, a small quantity, of liquor.In quot. 1685 perhaps simply in sense 3. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of > small drink snack1685 smack1693 drop1699 tiff1727 toothfula1774 caulker1808 caulk1834 nobbler1842 spot1917 1685 J. Dunton Lett. from New Eng. (1867) 11 As he was sure to supply us with Drink even without asking, so he would always thrust himself in for a snack, in helping to drink it. 1721 A. Ramsay Lucky Spence xvi My malison..On them that drink and dinna pay, But tak a snack and run away. 1848 C. Kingsley Saint's Trag. iii. ii. 158 And take his snack of brandy for digestion. b. A mere bite or morsel of food, as contrasted with a regular meal; a light or incidental repast. 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 1757 Monitor No. 90 When once a man has got a snack of their trenchers, he too often retains a hankering after the honey-pot. 1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret i. 25 We have but just time for a snack. 1811 A. de Beauclerc Ora & Juliet III. 134 I didn't eat nothing but a bit of a snack at noon, and I am hungry. 1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. xx. 282 Our friends took a slight snack of cold bread and meat. 1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. ii. 46 Just to take a snack of dinner, before going over the outlying parts. figurative.1817 J. Keats Let. in Wks. (1889) III. 75 Having taken a snack or luncheon of literary scraps.1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 76 He craved more for spiritual snacks between meals than for physical. 5. Australian slang. Something easy to accomplish, a ‘snip’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > that which is easy ball play?c1225 child's gamec1380 boys' play1538 walkover1861 picnic1870 pudding1884 cakewalk1886 pie1886 cinch1888 snipa1890 pushover1891 pinch1897 sitter1898 pipe1902 five-finger exercise1903 duck soup1912 pud1917 breeze1928 kid stuff1929 soda1930 piece of cake1936 doddle1937 snack1941 stroll1942 piece of piss1949 waltz1968 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 68 Snack, a certainty. 1952 T. A. G. Hungerford Ridge & River 138 There was nothing to it... It was a snack. 1961 M. Calthorpe Dyehouse 150 In Hughie's day he'd made this a snack. 1970 R. Beilby No Medals for Aphrodite 274 ‘How could I do that, Harry?’ ‘Easy. It'll be a snack.’ Compounds C1. General attributive, designating a place at which snacks are sold. a. snack booth n. ΚΠ 1976 D. Heffron Crusty Crossed xxii. 147 I sat alone on the sand, watching my sisters parade over to the snack booth with their boyfriends. snack counter n. ΚΠ 1977 W. J. Weatherby Home in Dark viii. 44 A large woman who served behind the snack counter. snack shop n. ΚΠ 1977 Chicago Tribune 2 Oct. xii. 18/2 (advt.) Partial bldg. standing due to fire, selling as is, formerly snack shop, restaurant. b. snack lunch n. ΚΠ 1964 N. Marsh Dead Water iii. 85 I..had a snack lunch in the new bar. 1977 E. W. Hildick Loop ix. 47 After a snack lunch, I walked round to the School House. snack meal n. ΚΠ 1962 Punch 28 Nov. 773/1 We are becoming ‘increasingly a nation of tea and soft-drink consumers and snack-meal eaters’. 1976 ‘K. Royce’ Bustillo xii. 157 Bustillo was eating a snack meal. c. snack-sized adj. Cf. snack bar n. ΚΠ 1974 E. Ambler Dr. Frigo iii. 153 A snack-sized gobbet of raw flesh. C2. snack-house n. a restaurant. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [noun] > eating-house or restaurant eating-housec1440 feast house?c1475 victualling-house1541 cookshop1542 cookhouse1548 feasting house1563 treating-house1680 suttling-house1691 shop1695 chop shop1733 restaurateur1782 slap-bang shop1785 restorator1797 dinner house1803 restaurant1806 snack-house1820 grubbery1823 refreshment house1825 restauration1832 trattoria1832 slap-bang1836 ristorante1874 tavern-restaurant1880 foodery1892 eatery1901 taverna1914 chop-house1915 nosh1917 diner1924 noshery1952 ryotei1953 lokanta1954 Chinesery1956 relais routier1960 hotel1968 tratt1969 robata1975 fast foodery1979 Chinky1981 rodizio1981 taqueria1982 resto1988 paladar1994 1820 T. Cromwell Excurs. Ireland vii. 2 Partaking of the snack at one or other of the Snack-houses which abound in these villages. 1895 Amer. Dial. Notes I. 374 There's a right chance o' snack houses down to Bakervul. Draft additions June 2007 snack food n. ΚΠ 1938 Chicago Tribune 22 Apr. 15/4 Nothing makes better snack food than a sardine sandwich or canape. 2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 253/2 This popular snack food is filled with chicken, vegetable, beef, shrimp, callalloo or soya. The beef pattie, or turnover, is Jamaica's number one fast-food. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † snackn.³ Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. (See quot. 1787.) ΚΠ 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Snack, or Spunk, a dried fungus, used as tinder. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). snackadj.adv. Brit. /snak/, U.S. /snæk/, Scottish English /snak/ Etymology: ? Related to snack v. Compare also Norwegian dialect snak greedy. Scottish. A. adj. 1. Quick, alert, clever, smart. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] sharpc888 yepec1000 spacka1200 yare-witelc1275 fellc1300 yap13.. seeinga1382 far-castinga1387 sightya1400 perceivinga1425 snellc1425 politic?a1439 quickc1449 pregnant?a1475 pert1484 quick-wittedc1525 apt1535 intelligentc1540 queemc1540 ready-witted1576 political1577 of (a) great, deep, etc., reach1579 conceited1583 perspicuous1584 sharp-witteda1586 shrewd1589 inseeing1590 conceived1596 acute1598 pregnate1598 agile1599 nimble-headed1601 insighted1602 nimble1604 nimble-witted1604 penetrant1605 penetrating1606 spraga1616 acuminous1619 discoursing1625 smart1639 penetrativea1641 sagacious1650 nasute1653 acuminate1654 blunt-sharpa1661 long-headed1665 smoky1688 rapid1693 keen1704 gash1706 snack1710 cute1731 mobile1778 wide awake1785 acuminated1786 quick-minded1789 kicky1790 snap1790 downy1803 snacky1806 unbaffleable1827 varmint1829 needle-sharp1836 nimble-brained1836 incisivea1850 spry1849 fast1850 snappy1871 hard-boiled1884 on the spot1903 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving swiftly and briskly lightOE quiverOE wight1390 yerna1400 sharpc1440 fisking?1523 skeetc1540 nimblea1547 flit1590 brisk1599 brisky1600 smart1602 whipping1602 running1662 nimble-movinga1676 snack1710 brushing1792 adance1828 slippy1847 nippy1849 smartish1921 hoppy1934 1710 T. Ruddiman in G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneis (new ed.) Gloss. at Snak. 1719 A. Ramsay 1st Answer to Hamilton x Europe had nane mair snack and snell At verse or prose. 1778 A. Ross Helenore (ed. 2) 16 By this time Lindy is right well shot out..snack and plump, and like an apple round. 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 280 Weel I ken ye're snack. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Be snack, be quick, do not lose time. 2. Snappish, peevish; greedy. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [adjective] lustfulc893 yevereOE covetousa1300 unmeasurablea1398 lustsomea1400 over-lustya1500 coveting1526 kitish1566 inexpleble1569 salt1598 over-desirous1647 voraginousa1652 sitient1656 voragious1665 gluttonous1671 ingorgeous1679 voracious1746 edacious1819 snack1883 desperatea1958 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > snappish or sharp-tongued knappish1542 snappish1542 short1591 tart1601 tart-tongued1602 nimble-tongued1608 snapping1642 snapper1673 snip-snap1770 snaggy1781 twittya1825 snappy1834 sharp-tongued1837 snippy1848 snack1883 1883 Good Words 24 651 It is..the being grasping, or what Scotch people would call ‘snack’, over every trifle. 1894 Longman's Mag. May 9 You needn't be so snack: I can't stop to pick my words when I'm worried. B. adv. Quickly, sharply, smartly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adverb] > quickly or promptly ratheeOE rathelyeOE radlyOE yareOE timelyOE belivec1175 belivesc1275 hastivelyc1300 prestc1300 smartc1300 smartlyc1300 prestly1340 spacklya1350 pertlya1375 redelya1375 redlya1375 yeplya1375 readilyc1390 yarelya1400–50 hasty?a1425 promptly1490 hastyfullyc1500 snackly1728 snack1739 snaply1768 in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1835 pronto1892 quick smart1955 snappily1981 1739 A. Nicol Nature without Art 60 She answered me chastly and snack Why do you impose on me so? 1801 Beattie Poems 22 (E.D.D.) Trump-about gade on as snack As we'd been lairds. 1828 P. Buchan Anc. Ballads & Songs N. Scotl. II. 260 The lassie..ran to the door fu' snack. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). snackv. Brit. /snak/, U.S. /snæk/ Forms: Also Middle English, 1500s snak, 1500s snacke. Etymology: Of doubtful origin: compare Middle Dutch or Flemish snacken to snap (of a dog), Norwegian dialect snaka to snatch (of animals). The Low German and Dutch snakken (German dialect schnakken ) to gasp, desire, etc., to talk or chatter, which agree in form, do not correspond in sense. The later senses are partly < snack n.² 1. a. intransitive. To bite or snap (esp. at a thing). Also figurative, esp. to utter or exchange sharp, snapping words or remarks. Chiefly northern and Scottish. Cf. snap v. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > contend, dispute, argue [verb (intransitive)] flitec900 witherc1000 disputea1225 pleadc1275 strive1320 arguec1374 tolyc1440 toilc1450 wrestlec1450 altercate1530 disagree1534 dissent1538 contend1539 controvert1563 wrangle?1570 contestate?1572 to fend and prove?1578 contest1603 vie1604 controverse1605 discept1639 ergot1653 digladiatea1656 misprove1662 spar1698 argufy1804 spat1809 to cross swords1816 argle1823 to bandy words1828 polemize1828 controversialize1841 caffle1851 polemicize1881 ergotize1883 argy-bargy1887 cag1919 snack1956 a1400 Peter & Paul 310 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 79 Sone come þare forthe dogges blak, & on Peter gon þai snak. ?1530 Dialoges Creatures Moralysed xlvi Euery of them began to snak at othir & wolde haue torn eche other on smale pecys. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii^v/1 To Snacke, byte, morsitare. ?1635 in D. Dickson Sel. Pract. Writings (1845) (modernized text) 24 God will not..captiously snack at his words. 1895 S. R. Crockett Bog-myrtle & Peat v. ii. 366 He'll no as muckle as snack at a flee that lichts on his nose. 1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. V. 565/2 The pony had never shown any vice..beyond snacking at the collar when put on. 1956 C. P. Snow Homecomings l. 357 They quarrelled and snacked. 1956 C. P. Snow Homecomings l. 358 The prickles and self-assertiveness which made them snack. 1959 P. H. Johnson Humbler Creation xii. 85 The usual strung-up celebrations at home, with..Libby and her mother gently snacking at each other in tones of excessive goodwill. 1960 C. P. Snow Affair viii. 91 Irene and I glanced at each other with discomfort, a discomfort different from just looking on at her husband and my wife snacking. b. transitive. To snap up, seize upon, etc. Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > hold [verb (transitive)] > lay hold of or grasp > quickly or suddenly > snatch up latcha1225 plitcha1400 snap1550 snatch1555 click1651 snack1871 scoop1916 snarf1968 1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms frae Hebrew lxxviii. 63 His ain youngsters, the lowe snacket up. 1891 J. M. Barrie Little Minister II. xvii. 64 In the tail o' the day ane o' them snacked him up. 2. transitive. To share, divide. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (intransitive)] > divide and share shiftc1000 partc1300 admeasure1469 snack1675 the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] > divide into shares > divide and share out dealc1000 shiftc1000 to-partc1325 partc1330 departa1340 divide1377 portion?a1400 dressc1410 parcel1416 skiftc1420 describe1535 repart1540 sever1548 disparklea1552 enterparten1556 share1577 to share out1583 repartitec1603 dispart1629 parcena1641 cavel1652 partage1660 split1674 snack1675 partition1740 scantle1749 appart1798 whack1819 divvy1877 number1887 cut1928 1707 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. x. 26 Unless they are allow'd to snack The Booty which they jointly take. 1733 Revol. Politicks vii. 73 'Tis to be feared, the Guards and the Highwaymen snack'd the Booty. 1745 Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 105 At this Alehouse they tarried some Time, and snack'd the Argot, i.e. shared the Money. absolute.1675 W. Wycherley Country-wife iii. 37 Who is that, that is to be bubled? Faith let me snack.1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Crossbite, to draw in a Friend, yet snack with the Sharper.1768 W. Donaldson Life Sir Bartholomew Sapskull I. iv. 41 If our ministers were as poor and beggarly as the Dutch, they might have snack'd with these illegal executors.1836 W. D. Cooper Gloss. Provinc. Sussex 30 Snack, to share or be in partnership with. 3. intransitive. To lunch, to take a snack. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating meals > eat meal [verb (intransitive)] > eat light meal to eat (or take) a sopc1330 mistea1425 banquet1564 bever1607 collation1611 snack1807 sandwich1815 nosh1892 1807 R. C. Hoare Tour Ireland 35 At Birr is a good inn,..where I snacked. [Note] Snack is in Ireland synonimous with lunch in England. 1894 A. Morrison Tales Mean Streets 90 The snacking women resumed their talk. Derivatives ˈsnacking n. ΚΠ 1959 P. H. Johnson Humbler Creation v. 30 The meeting petered away as it usually did, into desultory snackings and exchanges of fellowship. 1969 W. Cahn Out of Cracker Barrel xxiii. 318 Premium Saltines and Ritz crackers were used as snacks long before snacking came into vogue. 1978 Radio Times 18 Feb. 67 There are three meals a day, ‘more or less regular, with no snacking in between’. 1980 P. S. Powers Obesity ix. 219 Snacking while watching television is notorious for increasing the total daily calories ingested. Draft additions 1993 b. Const. on. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eat [verb (intransitive)] eatc825 to break breadeOE baitc1386 feeda1387 to take one's repast?1490 to take repast1517 repast1520 peck?1536 diet1566 meat1573 victual1577 graze1579 manger1609 to craw it1708 grub1725 scoff1798 browse1818 provender1819 muckamuck1853 to put on the nosebag1874 refect1882 restaurate1882 nosh1892 tucker1903 to muck in1919 scarf1960 snack1972 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > snack or graze snack1972 graze1979 1972 T. McHugh Time of Buffalo viii. 85 Most of the participants snacked on raw morsels taken still warm from the slain buffalo. 1979 P. Driscoll Pangolin ix. 77 The stalls were tiny places..crowded with Chinese snacking on noodles. 1985 Sunday Times 24 Feb. 36/6 They stood in the clubhouse snacking on Mars Bars and Nut 17 muesli bars with raisins. 1989 M. Atwood Cat's Eye xi. 330 I can eat haphazardly now, snack on junk food and take-outs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1052n.²1402n.³1787adj.adv.1710v.a1400
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