| 单词 | fool plough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfool plough fool plough n. English regional (northern); now chiefly historical an agricultural custom held on Plough Monday (Plough Monday n.) in which farmhands draw a plough from door to door and collect money; (also) the plough used in this custom; = fond plough n. at fond adj. and n.1 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > mumming > [noun] > accessories fool plough1777 stot-plough1778 fond plough1788 1777 J. Brand Observ. Pop. Antiq. xiv. 175 The Fool Plough goes about, a Pageant that consists of a Number of Sword Dancers, dragging a Plough, with Music [etc.]. 1879 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Jan. 55/1 In a few places they still draw the plough, but the sport is mostly now confined to mumming and alms-gathering. Formerly, the ‘fool-plough’, as it was called, was absolutely essential to the exhibition, and was dragged in procession to the doors of towns-folk and villagers. 2015 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 16 Mar. Walker is also fond of the curious..depicting strange Yorkshire customs such as Riding the Stang, Mid-Summer Eve and the Fool Plough. < as lemmas |
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