| 单词 | hen silver |
| 释义 | > as lemmashen silver hen silver n. now historical money traditionally given by a bridegroom or a bride on the completion of their marriage ceremony, to enable parishioners to drink the couple's health, typically at a local pub or inn; cf. sense 2.In some regions, the churchyard or chapel gate was blocked or tied shut during the wedding service by parishioners, who requested hen silver from the married couple in return for allowing them to pass. ΚΠ 1832 Westmorland Gaz. 3 Nov. In the drinking bout, hen silver, &c. we could find neither wit nor humour. 1904 Preston Herald 20 Jan. 4/5 It was stated that in order to collect ‘hen silver’ from a newly-married couple at Grindleton, they placed a ladder across the highway. 1954 Daily Mirror 23 Oct. 7/2 At marriages in these dales the chapel gates are tied and the bride and groom pay a toll called hen-silver. The money provides free drinks at the local for the villagers. 2014 R. A. Houston Bride Ales & Penny Weddings 8 In the north of England young men of a village might extract ‘ball-money’ or ‘hen silver’ from the bridegroom, and insult, play tricks on, or inhibit the passage of those who did not pay. < as lemmas |
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