mealtide

English

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) The tide or time when one receives his part, portion, or measure of food; the hour for a meal; mealtime.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English meeletide compound from English meal (time, flour, grain, coarse flour, occasion) + English tide (time, period, period around a festival, season, period around a holiday, hour, occasion, period surrounding a festival).

Origin

English

tide

Gloss

time, period, period around a festival, season, period around a holiday, hour, occasion, period surrounding a festival

Concept
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Time

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Person/Thing

Kanji

季, 候

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