A holiday bowler; a bad bowler. Blind man's holiday; darkness, night. A holiday is any part of a ship's bottom, left uncovered in paying it. SEA TERM. It is all holiday;
See all holiday.
·adj Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion. II. Holiday ·adj Of or pertaining to a festi...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Any part left neglected or uncovered in paying or painting, blacking, or tarring. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- The time between daylight and candle light. ...
See Ludgate Square. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
It is all holiday at Peckham, or it is all holiday with him; a saying signifying that it is all over...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Night, darkness. ...
Every Monday throughout the year, but most particularly the 25th of October, being the anniversary o...