nooning

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They took their nooning, with Sirius now over Mynedd Mawr, and Orion soaring like a kite.

From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver

Next day, while nooning several miles out from Casper, we heard the whistle of a locomotive.

From Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail by Wilson, F. N. (Frederick N.)

They halted for a nooning; the oxen browsed a little on sage brush and dried grass; the men lunched on crackers, cold coffee and the remnants of breakfast, but our water keg was empty.

From A Gold Hunter's Experience by Hambleton, Chalkley J.

The next day saw them nooning at the last named creek, and before nightfall they had crossed Big Coon Creek.

From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.

Nevertheless, the lad got up, tried the dibble with his left hand, and saying, “Thanks, Charlie,” dropped down upon the fragrant sod and was speedily asleep, for a generous nooning was allowed the industrious lads.

From The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas by Rogers, W. A. (William Allen)