scambling day en · NOUN
Meanings
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(obsolete) One of the days during Lent when meat was scarce.
"You will get no dinner to-day, Roger," said she cheerfully, "for this is scambling day, and nothing will be dressed. Don't you see the kitchen fire is not lighted?"
1863, William Meynell Whittemore, Sunshine, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scambling days | Number=Plur | lexicographic |