"lich-wake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lich-wakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lich-wake (plural lich-wakes)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) The wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. Tags: Scotland, obsolete Synonyms: late-wake, lichwake, lich wake, lyke-wake, lykewake, likewake, likewalk, lykewalk
    Sense id: en-lich-wake-en-noun-WFalOKT7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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