pancake bell
/ˈpankeɪk ˌbɛl/ /ˈpaŋkeɪk ˌbɛl/Chiefly historical
noun
A bell rung on Shrove Tuesday at or about 11 a.m., popularly associated with the making of pancakes.
- It is generally held that the bell was rung originally to call people to confession. In some places it was taken as the signal for the cessation of work and the beginning of a holiday lasting the rest of the day..
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Dekker (c1572–1632), playwright and pamphleteer. From pancake + bell.
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