repast

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repast - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Repast \Re*past"\ (r?-p?st"), n. [OF. repast, F. repas, LL.
     repastus, fr. L. repascere to feed again; pref. re- re- +
     pascere, pastum, to pasture, feed. See Pasture.]
     1. The act of taking food.
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              From dance to sweet repast they turn. --Milton.
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     2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any
        refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." --Denham.
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              Go and get me some repast.            --Shak.
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  Repast \Re*past"\, v. t. & i.
     To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast
     them with my blood." --Shak.
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           He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting
           and repasting of our minds.              --Milton.
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repast - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  repast
      n 1: the food served and eaten at one time [syn: meal,
           repast]