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shroving

shroving noun: the festivity of Shrovetide.

Noun

shroving (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The festivity of Shrovetide.

Origin of shroving

From shrove + -ing.

Questions about shroving

What does shroving mean?
Shroving means the festivity of Shrovetide.
What part of speech is shroving?
Shroving is a noun.

Words near shroving in the dictionary

  1. shroved
  2. shroves
  3. Shrovetide
  4. Shrovetide football
  5. Shrovetides
  6. shroving
  7. shrow
  8. shrowd
  9. shrowds
  10. shrowed
  11. shrowing

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