elevenses
(Britain, informal) A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.
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(Britain, informal) A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.
The harvestmen who board in the farm-houses fare sumptuously during the month of harvest.— at eleven o'clock in the morning, and four in the afternoon, they have each a large light plum-bun, with a pint of ale a piece, carried into the f…
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