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Collop Monday

Collop Monday noun: the day before Shrove Tuesday.

Noun

Collop Monday (plural Collop Mondays)

  1. (England, historical, northern and east Midlands) The day before Shrove Tuesday.

Forms of Collop Monday

pluralCollop Mondays

Origin of Collop Monday

Collops (“sliced bacon”) and eggs were traditionally eaten on this day.

Questions about Collop Monday

What does Collop Monday mean?
Collop Monday means the day before Shrove Tuesday.
What part of speech is Collop Monday?
Collop Monday is a noun.
What is the plural of Collop Monday?
The plural of Collop Monday is Collop Mondays.

Words near Collop Monday in the dictionary

  1. collongite
  2. colloniid
  3. colloniids
  4. Collooney
  5. collop
  6. Collop Monday
  7. Collop Mondays
  8. colloped
  9. collophanite
  10. collophore
  11. collophores

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