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Examples of Shrove Tuesday in a Sentence
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Word History
Middle English schroftewesday, from schrof- (as in schroftide) + tewesday Tuesday
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Shrove Tuesday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shrove%20Tuesday. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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