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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STUNCH, n. A lump of food, as of bread or beef, a chunk, hunk (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 441).Gall. 1930:
Munching at a “stunch” of bread and picking at a ham bone.