nooning

Example Sentences

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The nooning was cut short voluntarily, the men contenting themselves with a few whiffs of tobacco and resuming work without a word from MacNutt.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

Chunky shook his head as if to intimate that the case was a desperate one, and then the nooning had come to an end.

From Down the Slope by Otis, James

After a long nooning they pushed on until nearly sunset.

From The Pines of Lory by Mitchell, John Ames

Drowseth the nooning air On meads with red poppies set; Fair is the day—ah, fair!

From The Path of Dreams Poems by Giltner, Leigh Gordon

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)