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noun

Snack n.

A share; a part or portion; obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share. "At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks.""

A slight, hasty repast. (Colloq.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Snack" Quotes from Famous Books

... gump I was not to think of that myself," he observed. "Why of course we may find a chance to borrow a gallon or two from the reservoir of their car, if only the soldier chauffeur happens to stray away to get a cold snack in the kitchen of the general's headquarters, or something like that. Tom, it's a peach of a scheme, and ...

— Air Service Boys Flying for Victory - or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold • Charles Amory Beach

... gentleman; I may take a snack of that sort of thing;" and the old sailor set to work, his share of the pie rapidly disappearing, as he ladled up the ...

— Dick Cheveley - His Adventures and Misadventures • W. H. G. Kingston

... you standing by that door in the cold? You'll be catching cold; that's what you'll be doing! I'm having a snack of cocoa and buttered toast. Come in and have ...

— Etheldreda the Ready - A School Story • Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

... the chair and trudged back to the outer office. She returned momentarily with a tray of food. Putting a paper cup of coffee and a sandwich in front of Andy, she sat down and nibbled at her snack like an ...

— The Plague • Teddy Keller

... nearly noon now," observed Frank. "Why not take a snack before we leave our base of supplies? Let's get the stuff out of the cache again, and have ...

— The Saddle Boys of the Rockies - Lost on Thunder Mountain • James Carson

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