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lunch

/lʌnt͡ʃ/ noun A1
  1. A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A break in play between the first and second sessions. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering. (US, countable, uncountable) · After the funeral there was a lunch for those who didn't go to the cemetery.

Plural lunches

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And now for lunch, and then for Norman Neruda.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 44 · B2
I am going through the City first, and we can have some lunch on the way.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 18 · B2
In the exuberance of my joy, I asked him to lunch with me at the Holborn, and we started off together in a hansom.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 3 · B2
No doubt lunch could be got at some suitable hostelry; though my ignorance of the country prevents me from recommending one.
The Valley of Fear, p. 83 · C1

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