"Collop Monday" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Collop Mondays [plural]
Etymology: Collops (“sliced bacon”) and eggs were traditionally eaten on this day. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Collop Monday}} Collop Monday (plural Collop Mondays)
  1. (England, northern and east Midlands, now chiefly historical) The day before Shrove Tuesday. Tags: England, historical Categories (topical): Calendar Related terms: Ash Wednesday, Lent Translations (day before Shrove Tuesday): Rosenmontag [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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