May-day sweeps

A form of May-day sweep — One of the sweeps (chimney sweeps), clad in bright clothes and garlands and carrying a blackened broom, in a May Day parade.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of May-day sweep
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May-day sweeps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May-day%20sweeps

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“May-day sweeps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May-day%20sweeps. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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