scambling day

noun

One of the days during Lent when meat was scarce.

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Meanings

nounscambling day (plural scambling days)

plural scambling days

  1. obsoleteOne of the days during Lent when meat was scarce.

    "You will get no dinner to-day, Roger," said she cheerfully, "for this is scambling day, and nothing will be dressed. Don't you see the kitchen fire is not lighted?"

    1863, William Meynell Whittemore, Sunshine, page 2

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scambling day

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scambling day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scambling%20day.

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