midnoon

[mid-noon]

noun

Origin of midnoon

First recorded in 1570–80; mid- + noon

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A 'mousing owl' would have seen better at midnoon than to have done it.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
It was midnoon, and many miles had been passed, when the banker turned down a green lane and quickened his pace.
Ernest Maltravers, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton