Glorious Twelfth

noun

12 August, the start of the shooting season for red grouse, and to a lesser extent the ptarmigan, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Meanings

nounthe Glorious Twelfth
  1. 12 August, the start of the shooting season for red grouse, and to a lesser extent the ptarmigan, in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Glorious Twelfth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glorious%20Twelfth

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“Glorious Twelfth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glorious%20Twelfth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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