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Vinony

supper

noun

  1. evening meal
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌpə/ / /ˈsʌpɚ/ / /ˈsʊpə/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English sup English -er English supper From sup + -er.

  1. A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

verb

Etymology: From Middle English soper, from Old French soper, from sope (“soup”). Compare French souper.

  1. To consume a snack before going to bed.
  2. To eat dinner.
  3. To provide (a person or animal) with supper.

    “Horns in the night-season are heard a great way off, and in the winter-season were blown at every farmer’s house about eight at night when they suppered the horses and cows; […]”

    “I went to supper up my horses, and heard somebody; […] After suppering the horses, I went into the house, and saw Stacey, who asked me if I had suppered the horses.”