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Chewidden Thursday
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English
Etymology
Named after a saint, supposed to have been the first to smelt tin.
Proper noun
Chewidden Thursday
en Q5094522 en Cornwall historical The last Thursday at least one week before Christmas, a traditional tinners' holiday in Cornwall.
en Chewidden Day<id:Q5094522> White Thursday<id:Q5094522>
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