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Picrous Day

Picrous Day proper noun: a festival formerly celebrated by the tin miners of Cornwall on the second Thursday before Christmas.

Proper noun

Picrous Day

  1. (UK, historical) A festival formerly celebrated by the tin miners of Cornwall on the second Thursday before Christmas.

Questions about Picrous Day

What does Picrous Day mean?
Picrous Day means a festival formerly celebrated by the tin miners of Cornwall on the second Thursday before Christmas.
What part of speech is Picrous Day?
Picrous Day is a proper noun.

Words near Picrous Day in the dictionary

  1. picrotoxic
  2. picrotoxin
  3. picrotoxine
  4. picrotoxinin
  5. picrotoxins
  6. Picrous Day
  7. picryl
  8. picrylhydrazine
  9. picrylhydrazines
  10. picrylhydrazyl
  11. picrylhydrazyls

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