nummet dial.
(ˈnʌmɪt)
Also nommit, -et.
[Corruption of noonmeat; cf. nammet and nummock.]
A light meal or luncheon.
| 1825 Jennings Obs. Dial. W. Eng., Nummet, a short meal between breakfast and dinner; nunchion. 1850 Collins Gower Dial. in Trans. Phil. Soc. IV. 222 Nommet, a luncheon of bread, cheese, &c.—not a regular meal. 1892 O'Neill Devonshire Idyls 110 Fore-bit and Breakfast, Rear-bit and Dinner; Nummit and Crummit, And a bit after Supper. |