fasting-tuesday | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Tuesday
·noun The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday. ...

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Fasting
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Fast>>. ...

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fasting-e'en
Shrove-Tuesday, the succeeding day being Ash -Wednesday, the first of the Lenten fast. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
fasting-penny
earnest money, given to servants when hired, or to bind a bargain. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose