Nosh; All Things Considered

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NOSH

A JOURNEY THROUGH PERSIA, ARMENIA, AND ASIA MINOR,
TON CONSTANTINOPLE, IN THE YEARS 1808 and 1809
by James Morier
Philadelphia: published by M. Carey, and Wells & Lilly, Boston
1816

Pg. 175:  The kabob shops (or eating houses, on the plan of those in Turkey) seemed to be equally clean and well arranged.

Pg. 244:  ...shalwar...
(OED has 1824, also by J. Morier.  Again, this is probably in the 1812 edition.  Other clothing terms listed on the page are not in the OED--ed.)

Pg. 286:  On his arrival he eats his choshta, or intermediate meal, and then sleeps.  At sunset he takes another repast (his noshta); and his servants then pack up every thing ready for his departure next morning.
(Nosh?  OED has that from 1917 as a noun, 1957 as a verb.  What does "noshta" mean?--ed.)

Pg. 340:  ..._yaourt_ and cold _pillau_.

Pg. 343:  ..eat some soup and meat-balls*...
*"_Chorbah_, soup; _dolmah_, meat-balls, in vine leaves."

Pg. 355:  ..._menzils_, or day's journey...
(About the second cite for this--ed.)

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ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

   This Sunday, at about 11 a.m., WNYC, "All Things Considered" with Dean Olsher will discuss the New York Public Library.
   David Shulman just told me that he will be interviewed tomorrow for the show.

(O.T.:  Do not nosh all things considered.)