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Andrewmas
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English
Etymology
From en Andrew mas.
Proper noun
Saint Andrew's Day.
en 1931 John Buchan The Blanket of the Dark There will be deep snow by Andrewmas.
en 2017 Michael J. Braddick; Phil Withington Popular Culture and Political Agency in Early Modern England and Ireland 96 Andrewmas, for example, by which time ploughing should be completed; Martinmas when spare animals were slaughtered; St Luke's Day when the 'tupping' of ewes commenced, or Lady Day and Michaelmas when farm rents were due.
en Holidays
en eponyms