(n.) A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense.

TV dinner alfresco meal aspic bake baste blanch boil boiled meat bouilli braise breakfast brew broil brown brunch buffet supper civet clambake coddle coffee break cook cookout curry devil diner dinner do do to perfection elevenses fire fish fry flesh forcemeat fricassee frizz frizzle fry game griddle grill hachis hash heat high tea hot luncheon jerky joint jugged hare lunch luncheon mash meat meat breakfast menue viande mince oven-bake pan pan-broil parboil pemmican petit dejeuner picnic poach pot roast prepare prepare food roast sausage meat saute scallop scrapple sear shirr simmer steam stew stir-fry supper tea tea break teatime tiffin toast venison viande wiener roast wienie roast