tiffin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a midday meal
    lunch; luncheon; dejeuner.

WordNet

Tif"fin noun
Etymology
Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking. See Tiff, n.
Definitions
  1. A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense.

Webster 1913