Adam Begley, who was books editor of the newspaper for twelve years, remembers their lunches.
There was nothing to dwell on because there would be countless more brunches and breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Students had to rely on the kindness of classmates, some of whom offered to share their lunches.
I tried out for a while to see how outlandish I could have the lunches be.
As opposed to, say, looking like every other lady who lunches from New England.
I got breakfast and he got supper; our lunches were just cold things.
Some were so unscrupulous as to bring their lunches with them.
I do believe I'll start on a long journey and take a whole week's supply of lunches along.
Story after story fell from her lips; lunch time came—but there were no lunches.
It was one continuous round of lunches, teas, receptions, and weekends which left me no time to myself.
"mid-day repast," 1786, shortened form of luncheon (q.v.). The verb meaning "to take to lunch" (said to be from the noun) also is attested from 1786:
PRATTLE. I always to be ſure, makes a point to keep up the dignity of the family I lives in. Wou'd you take a more ſolid refreſhment?--Have you lunch'd, Mr. Bribe?But as late as 1817 the only definition of lunch in Webster's is "a large piece of food." OED says in 1820s the word "was regarded either as a vulgarism, or as a fashionable affectation." Related: Lunched; lunching. Lunch money is attested from 1868; lunch-time (n.) is from 1821; lunch hour is from 1840. Slang phrase out to lunch "insane, stupid, clueless" first recorded 1955, on notion of being "not there." Old English had nonmete "afternoon meal," literally "noon-meat."
BRIBE. Lunch'd O dear! Permit me, my dear Mrs. Prattle, to refreſh my sponge, upon the honey dew that clings to your raviſhing pouters. O! Mrs. Prattle, this ſhall be my lunch. (kiſſes)
["The Mode," in William Davies' "Plays Written for a Private Theatre," London, 1786]
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