| 单词 | plough bullocking |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈplough ˌbullocking ˈplough ˌbullocking n. English regional (east midlands and Yorkshire) the action of playing the plough bullock (sense 2); the ceremonies enacted by the plough bullocks; = plough witching n. at plough witch n. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > mumming > [noun] > type of hodening1807 plough bullocking1838 plough witching1854 plough jagging1866 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. iii. ii. 144 Maying, guising, plough-bullocking, morris-dancing, were gone before..Methodism appeared. 1929 Times 7 Jan. 11/3 ‘Plough bullocking’ on the Monday nearest Twelfth Night is still kept up by children in Midland villages not far distant from Haxey [in Lincolnshire]. < as lemmas |
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