nuncheon
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nuncheon
Where it comes from
From Middle English nonshench, noneschench, nonechenche (“slight refreshment, usually taken in the afternoon”), from none (“noon”) + shench, schenche (“draught, cup”), equivalent to noon + shink (“to pour out, serve”). More at shink, skink.
noun nuncheons · nonchion · noonchine · nunchion
- A drink or light snack taken in the afternoon; a refreshment between meals. They used to break their fast, and nonchion [translating collation] between meals, and all summer-time had men that sold snowe up and down the streets, wherewith they refreshed their wines, of whom some were so daintie that all winter long they used to put snow into their wine, not deeming it cold e
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Talk about this word "nuncheon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nuncheon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nuncheon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nuncheon "nuncheon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nuncheon.Cite this
@misc{nuncheon_2026,
title = {nuncheon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nuncheon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
