Meaning of TIFFIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'tifin
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| | Definition: | | [n] a midday meal |
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| | Synonyms: | | dejeuner, lunch, luncheon |
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| | See Also: | | busines lunch, meal, repast | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tif"fin\, n. [Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking.
See {Tiff}, 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.
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