LekhoriLekhoriSynonym of undern: originally terce and the morning, later (UK, dialectal, obsolete) noon and the early afternoon.
By the time—he hath din'd at a taverne, and slept his undermeals at a bawdy-house, his purse is [empty].
An afternoon meal or snack.
Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready for them, coming home from ditching and plowing.
From Middle English undermele, undermel (“the early part of the afternoon, midday, noon; an afternoon meal or nap”), from Old English undernmǣl (“morning, morning time; morning meal”), equivalent to u...
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