stoundmeal

English

Etymology

From Middle English stoundmele, stoundemele, from Old English stundmǣlum (“at times”), from stund (“stound, space of time”) + mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl (“a time”), equivalent to stound +‎ -meal. More at stound, meal.

Adverb

stoundmeal (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) At times; at intervals
  2. (obsolete) Moment by moment, or from moment to moment.

Adjective

stoundmeal (comparative more stoundmeal, superlative most stoundmeal)

  1. (obsolete) Occurring at times or intervals.

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