Meanings
nouncucumber time (countable and uncountable, plural cucumber times)
plural cucumber times
- UKcountablehistoricaluncountableA period of the year when there was little work for tailors.
Origin
Cucumbers were in season at this time.
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cucumber time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20time
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“cucumber time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cucumber time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20time.
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