[Loch-Ruadh] Word of the Day, April 2
Cait O'Hara
lady_cait at lycos.com
Wed Apr 3 12:34:31 PST 2002
raddlings
Bribery money at elections.
-- James Halliwells Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, 1855
Radish-Feast
A kind of banquet, at which a large quantity of radishes is consumed.
-- Joseph Wrights English Dialect Dictionary, 1896-1905
A curious annual custom, dating from time immemorial, was celebrated at Levens Hall near Kendal, known as the Radish-feast
and is attended by the mayor and corporation of Kendal and most of the gentry
who partake of radishes and oatbread and butter
. Two kinds of malt liquor are provided. After the repast
drinking and
athletic competitions [take place]. The feast of entertainment was usually held on the day of the election of officers, and the person who supplied it was chosen by ballot.
-- Notes and Queries, 1877
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Never meddle in the affairs of dragons;
For you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
-- Acacia
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