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Collop Monday
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English
Etymology
en collop Collops sliced bacon and eggs were traditionally eaten on this day.
Noun
Collop Monday
en England northern and east Midlands now chiefly historical The day before Shrove Tuesday.
Translations
day before Shrove Tuesday
German: de Rosenmontag m
See also
en Ash Wednesday
en Lent
en Calendar
Category:Midlands English