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Chewidden Thursday

Chewidden Thursday proper noun: the last Thursday at least one week before Christmas, a traditional tinners' holiday in Cornwall.

Proper noun

Chewidden Thursday

  1. (Cornwall, historical) The last Thursday at least one week before Christmas, a traditional tinners' holiday in Cornwall.

Synonyms of Chewidden Thursday

Origin of Chewidden Thursday

Named after a saint, supposed to have been the first to smelt tin.

Questions about Chewidden Thursday

What does Chewidden Thursday mean?
Chewidden Thursday means the last Thursday at least one week before Christmas, a traditional tinners' holiday in Cornwall.
What part of speech is Chewidden Thursday?
Chewidden Thursday is a proper noun.

Words near Chewidden Thursday in the dictionary

  1. chewers
  2. chewet
  3. cheweth
  4. chewets
  5. Chewidden Day
  6. Chewidden Thursday
  7. chewie
  8. chewie on ya boot
  9. chewier
  10. chewies
  11. chewiest

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