"Fiddler's Green" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (nautical, folklore) A legendary afterlife for retired sailors, where there is perpetual mirth, fiddle music, and dancing. Categories (topical): Folklore, Nautical, Afterlife Synonyms: Fiddlers' Green
    Sense id: en-Fiddler's_Green-en-name-UdL2xkgS Disambiguation of Afterlife: 85 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, nautical, publishing, sciences, transport
  2. (nautical, slang, dated) A place of frolic on shore. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-Fiddler's_Green-en-name-AwwZE8An Topics: nautical, transport

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