1. Quinquagesima — final Sunday before Lent, beginning of Carnival The first appearance of Quinquagesima as a pre-Lenten feast (there is some evidence for the term being used for an anticipatory fast) cannot be found in Italy earlier than the 6th Century. 2. bimble — [British] to walk about in a meandering way with …
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Friday Vocabulary
1. bludge — [Australian slang] to shirk; to scrounge; to live off another’s earnings, esp. as a pimp It was the first time I’d ever bludged school, so I was more nervous than I ever was after. 2. chukka — period in game of polo, lasting from 7 to 7-1/2 minutes of play While …
Friday Vocabulary
1. super — [informal] supernumerary I thought those NPCs were just supers in the adventure after the opening, so I didn’t bring their characters sheets or figures with me for this session. 2. desuetude — disuse, discontinuance of practice His words came croaking and halting, as if his very power of speech had fallen …