skis-thursday

"The Lady-day in Lent" of the Society of Shipwrights at Newcastle, instituted in 1630.

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Thursday
·noun The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday. ...

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Maundy Thursday
·- The Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday. ...

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Black Thursday
the day of a Victorian conflagration,which occurred on Feb. 6, 1851. The thermometer was 112degrees ...

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