Hock-day

Hock-day
1. n ист. второй вторник после пасхи
2. n ист. понедельник и вторник через неделю после пасхи

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  • Hock-day — Hockˈ day or Hock Tuesday noun An old English festival held on the second Tuesday after Easter Sunday, one of the chief customs being the seizing and binding of men by women until they gave money for their liberty • • • Main Entry: ↑hock …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hock Day — ♦ The second Tuesday after Easter Sunday; in former times an important term day, on which rents were paid, Hock day and Michaelmas dividing the rural year into its summer and winter halves. (Bennett, H.S. Life on the English Manor: A Study of… …   Medieval glossary

  • Hock-day — The Tuesday after Easter Sunday; important as being one of the days on which rents were to be paid. Money was also collected for parish use. It was the occasion for games like catch, when those caught had to buy their freedom ( hock themselves)… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • hock-day — An ancient English festival, the second or third Tuesday after Easter …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Hock tide — was an ancient general holiday in England, celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday.Hock Tuesday was an important term day, rents being then payable, for with Michaelmas it divided the rural year into its winter and summer… …   Wikipedia

  • hock — hock·day; hock; hock·el·ty; hock·et; hock·ey·ist; hock·ing; hol·ly·hock; mo·hock; mo·hock·ism; hock·er; hock·ey; Hock; hock·ey·ite; lo·hock; …   English syllables

  • day — alack·a·day; birth·day; ca·ran·day; cen·ti·day; day; day·ak; day·ber·ry; day·dream·er; day·dreamy; day·less; day·man; day·tale; day·ton; day·to·ni·an; dooms·day; ev·ery·day·ness; far·a·day; fri·day; hal·low·day; hock·day; hol·i·day·er;… …   English syllables

  • hock-money — Contributions for the celebration of hock day …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Hock-days — Hockˈ days plural noun Hock Tuesday and the preceding day (Hock Monday) on which the men seized the women in the same way • • • Main Entry: ↑hock …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hotel Tan Kim Hock — (Мелака,Малайзия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 153, Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho, 75000 М …   Каталог отелей

  • Pre-election day events of the Singapore general election, 2006 — The Pre election day events of Singapore general election, 2006 are the events concerning the 2006 Singapore general election which occurred before the polling day on 6 May 2006. Pre nomination day eventsNew candidatesThis election was expected… …   Wikipedia


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