Lady's Day
lady day n By 'Lady's Day*,' the fifteenth of August, it is not unusual for some fishermen to 'give it up,' i.e.,/to discontinue fishing for the remainder of the summer. * 'Lady's Day' apparently is a colloquial corruption of the Roman Catholic feast of the As...
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1973
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| Summary: | lady day n By 'Lady's Day*,' the fifteenth of August, it is not unusual for some fishermen to 'give it up,' i.e.,/to discontinue fishing for the remainder of the summer. * 'Lady's Day' apparently is a colloquial corruption of the Roman Catholic feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. It is celebrated, accordingly, on the fifteenth of August. W.J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I Used I Used I lady day fish Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Tue 07 Jul 2015 |
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