SHROVE

n. v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

imp. of Shrive. Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday. -- Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.

2.
v.

To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry. [Obs.] J. Fletcher.

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