undermeals

Noun

undermeal (plural undermeals)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
   • By the time—he hath din'd at a taverne, and slept his undermeals at a bawdy-house, his purse is [empty].1599, Nash, Leuten Stuff

   Synonyms:

   undern

2. (obsolete) Synonym of siesta: an afternoon nap.
   • In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal of the seven sleepers.1599, Nash, Leuten Stuff

   Synonyms:

   siesta, shut-eye

3. (obsolete) An afternoon meal or snack.
   • Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing.1608, Withals

   Synonyms:

   meal