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单词 tin-kettling
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Definition of tin-kettling in English:

tin-kettling

noun
Australian, NZ
  • A noisy celebration of the homecoming of a newly married couple, involving the banging of pots, pans, and other metal objects.

    it was deemed an honour to be given a tin-kettling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were welcomed back to Gundagai by a wild 'tin-kettling'.
    • The date of the tin-kettling was usually an open secret and the female friends and relatives of the bride provided food while the husband supplied liquor.
    • Sorry, old man. I'll try and clear 'em out as soon as I can, but they reckoned it wouldn't be a wedding without a tin-kettling.
    • People were soon in every room in the house doing what was done at tin kettlings.
    • Many of these folk provided the music for local barn dances, tin kettlings and community events.
    • Sometimes there would be a wild tin kettling to celebrate a local wedding.
    • This dastardly character had the cheek to hold tin kettlings outside of homes of newly-weds on the Lord's Day, and was fined five pounds.
    • Their tin-kettling promised to be one of the best ever held in the district because Herbie was rich and could afford plenty of bottles and kegs to celebrate with.
 
 
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