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nooning


noon·ing

noun \ˈnü-niŋ, -nən\

Definition of NOONING

1
chiefly dialect : a meal eaten at noon
2
chiefly dialect : a period at noon for eating or resting

First Known Use of NOONING

circa 1652

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