rushbearing

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noun

A rural festival when the parish church was strewn with rushes, between haymaking and harvest.

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Meanings

nounrushbearing (plural rushbearings)

plural rushbearings · alternative rush-bearing

  1. historicalA rural festival when the parish church was strewn with rushes, between haymaking and harvest.

Origin

From rush + bearing.

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APA

rushbearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rushbearing

MLA

“rushbearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rushbearing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rushbearing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rushbearing.

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