"screech-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: screech-ins [plural]
Etymology: See screech (“rum”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} screech-in (plural screech-ins)
  1. An informal ceremony introducing a person to the culture of Newfoundland, often involving drinking rum and kissing a codfish.
    Sense id: en-screech-in-en-noun-JYmmpJBb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
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        ],
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      ]
    }
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}

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