nooning

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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)

Why, is this where you spend your nooning, Cloud?

From Cloudy Jewel by Hill, Grace Livingston

A sudden hammering of a street rail in the street below notified him the nooning was over, and that the workmen had gone back to their labors.

From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander

After a long nooning they pushed on until nearly sunset.

From The Pines of Lory by Mitchell, John Ames

Bert Chester, waiting before Zinkand’s an hour later, picked her a block away from the nooning crowd.

From The Readjustment by Irwin, Will