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Nunchion

Nun"chion\, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche, prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken, skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See Noon, and Skink, v. i.] A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon. [Written also noonshun.] --Hudibras.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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