n. [ OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F. souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See Soup, and cf. Sup to take supper. ] A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To take supper; to sup. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To supply with supper. [ R. ] “Kester was suppering the horses.” Mrs. Gaskell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having no supper; deprived of supper;