Sorrowful Monday, the first Monday following the close of the harvest weeks ; see below ; (2) -woman, a spectre, apparition.
Sorrowful Monday, the first Monday following the close of the harvest weeks ; see below ; (2) -woman, a spectre, apparition.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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(obsolete) sorrow; dole.
(NZ) The observation of a public holiday on a Monday when the holiday falls on a weekend.
(NZ, of a holiday) Observed on the following Monday if it occurs on a weekend.
(transitive, New Zealand) To move (a national holiday) to a Monday in order to make the weekend an extended holiday.
Causing great sadness or suffering.