shrovetide
IPA: ʃrˈɑvʌtaɪd
Root Word: Shrovetide
noun
- The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.
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Examples of "shrovetide" in Sentences
- Shrovetide games survive in a number of English towns.
- Many a Shrovetide here may bow To that empress I do now,
- The traditional Shrovetide football match was also common place in the city.
- Alternative names include folk football, mob football and Shrovetide football.
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