| 单词 | sprat day |
| 释义 | > as lemmassprat day sprat day n. now historical 9 November, regarded as marking the beginning of the season for catching sprats. ΚΠ 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 69/2 Sprats..are generally introduced about the 9th of November. Indeed ‘Lord Mayor's day’ is sometimes called ‘sprat day’. 1941 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 20/3 London's Lord Mayor's Day—Nov. 9—is commonly called ‘sprat day’, as the sprat season is considered officially open then. 2014 A. Davidson Oxf. Compan. Food (ed. 3) 771/2 Lord Mayor's Day in London, 9 November, was known as ‘Sprat Day’ because that was when the sprat season was considered officially open. < as lemmas |
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