Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1782-1817
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LUNCH, n. Sc. usage: a lump, large slice of food, chunk, hunk (Sc. 1808 Jam.). Now obs. in Eng. Deriv. lunchick, lunshach, (1) as a dim., id.; (2) with augmentative or collective force: see quot. (Per. 1961, a large chunk).Ayr. 1786 Burns Holy Fair xxiii.:
An' cheese an' bread frae women's laps Was dealt about in lunches.Fif. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. lxx.:
Ever and anon they eat a lunch, And rinse the mouthfuls down with flav'rous whisky punch.(1) Dmb. 1817 J. Walker Poems 59:
An' mony a lunshach Bess gies by.(2) Sc. 1782 J. Callander Ancient Sc. Poems 81:
We call a bulky parcel, which one carries on his haunch, under his coat, a lunchick.
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