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at latter Lammas

at latter Lammas prepositional phrase: never.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Never.

Origin of at latter Lammas

According to one theory, Lammas Day (1 August) being an important day for settling accounts, latter Lammas signified the last day for settling accounts: in other words, judgement day. Thus, in worldly terms, at latter Lammas means never.

Questions about at latter Lammas

What does at latter Lammas mean?
At latter Lammas means never.
What part of speech is at latter Lammas?
At latter Lammas is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at latter Lammas in the dictionary

  1. at issue
  2. at it
  3. at knifepoint
  4. at large
  5. at last
  6. at latter Lammas
  7. at least
  8. at leisure
  9. at length
  10. at liberty
  11. at loggerheads

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