luncheon
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Luncheon \Lunch"eon\, n. [Prov. E. luncheon, lunchion, lunshin,
a large lump of food, fr. lunch. See {Lunch}.]
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1. A lump of food. [Prov. Eng.]
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2. A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular
meal. [obsolescnet]
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3. A lunch, especially one organized by a group as a formal
social gathering.
[PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "luncheon":
TV dinner, alfresco meal, barbecue, breakfast, brunch,
buffet supper, clambake, coffee break, cookout, diner, dinner,
elevenses, fish fry, high tea, hot luncheon, lunch, mash,
meat breakfast, petit dejeuner, picnic, supper, tea, tea break,
teatime, tiffin, wiener roast, wienie roast
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