nooning

Example Sentences

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Then at nooning we play picnic, don't we, Timmie?”

From Glory and the Other Girl by Donnell, Annie Hamilton

Every man sits down to supper at six, during the summer months, and they have two hours' nooning.

From A California Girl by Eldridge, Edward

It had been noticeable, also, that at "nooning" every scholar, old or young, had repaired to the rear of the play-ground, out of hearing of the teacher.

From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.

Is this more pleasant to you than the whir Of meadow lark, and its sweet roundelay, Or twitter of little fieldfares, as you take Your nooning in the shade of bush and brake?

From Conservation Reader by Fairbanks, Harold W. (Harold Wellman)

Amy, away up on the fourth floor where she worked, knew nothing of this visit, and was a little dismayed when she received a summons to go down "to the 'Supe's' room for her nooning."

From Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life by Merrill, Frank T. (Frank Thayer)