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   nosh

   /nɒʃ/

   noun

   • 1. food: "filling the freezer with all kinds of nosh" Similar foodsustenancenourishmentnutrimentfaredaily breadgroceriesrationsiron rationssnackstitbitseatablesinformal:nibbleseatsgrubbreadchowscoffchuckarchaic:victualsvittlesmeatviandscommons
   • ▪ a snack or small item of food: "have plenty of noshes and nibbles conveniently placed" Similar mealsnacksomething to eatinformal:spreadblowoutbitebite to eatnosh-upfeedinformal, dated:tuck-ininformal:square

   verb

   • 1. eat food enthusiastically or greedily: "you can nosh to your heart's content"
   • ▪ eat between meals: "today's grazing is different from what we used to call noshing or snacking"

   Word Origin late 19th century: Yiddish.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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