The spring fast, during which butchers were prohibited to kill flesh unless for victualling ships, except by special license.
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Lend. II. Lent ·adj ·see <<Lento>>. III. Lent ·adj Slow; mild; gentle; as, lent...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
slender, pliable. Lane. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·noun A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple fellow. ...