borrowing days

noun

The last three days of March, supposed in Scottish and Irish folklore to have been borrowed by March from April, and to be especially stormy.

Meanings

nounborrowing days pl (plural only)

alternative borrowed days

  1. IrelandScotlandpluralplural onlyThe last three days of March, supposed in Scottish and Irish folklore to have been borrowed by March from April, and to be especially stormy.

Translations

Irish laethanta na riabhaí
  • laethanta na riabhaíLast three days of March

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APA

borrowing days. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borrowing%20days

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

Chicago

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