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3 words match “LAMMAS”

LAMMAS n.
The first day of August; -- called also Lammas day, and Lammastide.
BELTANE n.
ld Style). The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. New English Dict.
PETER n.
ormerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; -- called also Rome scot, and hearth money. (b) In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope. -- Peter's fish (Zoöl.), a haddock; -- so called becaus…