Tom Bawcock's Eve

proper noun

An annual festival held on 23 December in Mousehole, Cornwall, to celebrate the efforts of legendary Mousehole resident Tom Bawcock to save the village from famine by going out to fish in a severe storm.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An annual festival held on 23 December in Mousehole, Cornwall, to celebrate the efforts of legendary Mousehole resident Tom Bawcock to save the village from famine by going out to fish in a severe storm.
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Tom Bawcock's Eve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tom%20Bawcock's%20Eve

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tom Bawcock's Eve,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tom%20Bawcock's%20Eve.

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