Shrove Tuesday Definition

noun
The day before Ash Wednesday.
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The day before the beginning of Lent, when pancakes are traditionally eaten, originally to use up milk and eggs that would otherwise spoil because of not being eaten during Lent.

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Origin of Shrove Tuesday

  • From shrove, past tense of shrive, from the mediaeval practice of priests hearing confessions before Lent, and Tuesday.

    From Wiktionary

  • Shrove(tide) Tuesday

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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