Dunch

I have no doubt that _Dunch_ is Anglo-Saxon, although I cannot find it in any of our old dictionaries, except Bailey's.

The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire James Jennings

Grannie Dunch believed them; but then she was very ignorant, over ninety years old, and had never been to school.

White Lilac; or the Queen of the May Amy Walton 1873

I stand to-morrow, not for a member, but for godfather to my sister's girl, with Mrs. Selwyn and old Dunch: were ever three such dowagers? when shall three such meet again?

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757

Old Dunch (198) is dead, and Mrs. Felton Hervey (199) was given over last night, but is still alive.

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757

Actually, my wife just came in and aske be to take her out to Dunch.

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Dunch is a late afternoon meal between lunch and dinner.

Ghost of a flea 2009

Dunch, E.q. - E. Letter 108 To George Montagu, E.q. Arlington Street, Dec. 30, 1761. (page 165)

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757