"borrowing days" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} borrowing days pl (plural only)
  1. (Ireland, Scotland) The last three days of March, supposed in Scottish and Irish folklore to have been borrowed by March from April, and to be especially stormy. Tags: Ireland, Scotland, plural, plural-only Synonyms: borrowed days Translations (Last three days of March): laethanta na riabhaí (Irish)
    Sense id: en-borrowing_days-en-noun-7T-sCapD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Irish English, Scottish English

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