单词 | plough stot |
释义 | plough stotn. English regional (chiefly Yorkshire). A mummer participating in the celebration of Plough Monday. Also in plural: the Plough Monday celebrations. Cf. plough bullock n. 2, plough jag n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > mumming > [noun] > mummer > types of witch-mana1538 plough bullock1762 plough stot1817 witch-chap1827 plough bullocker1848 plough jag1852 plough jack1859 plough witcher1860 oonchook1885 janney1896 plough witcha1903 hodener1909 1817 G. Young Hist. Whitby II. 880 A procession of rustic youths dragging a plough, who, as they officiate for oxen, are called plough-stots. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 177 Plough-bullocks, plough stots. 1893 Whitby Gaz. 8 Dec. 2/5 It would seem as though the spirit of the Plough Stots is waning and that for some reason or other they are losing interest in their annual excursions into the town. 1923 E. C. Pulbrook Eng. Country Life xiii. 194 At Whitby, the young men come in to celebrate the Plough Stots as of old. 1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 97/1 In recent years I have seen the Sword Dancers (who still continue in not a few places) adopt the dress of the Ploughstots. 2002 Northern Echo (Nexis) 22 July 6 Goathland Plough Stots have re-formed their junior sword dancing team after many years and they have now been provided with uniforms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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