Shrove Tuesday
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noun \ˈshrōv-, especially Southern ˈsrōv-\Definition of SHROVE TUESDAY
: the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
See Origin of SHROVE TUESDAY
Middle English schroftewesday, from schrof- (as in schroftide) + tewesday Tuesday
First Known Use: 15th century
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