[Loch-Ruadh] Word of the Day, April 2

[Cait O'Hara]

raddlings

Bribery money at elections.
-- James Halliwell’s Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, 1855

Radish-Feast
A kind of banquet, at which a large quantity of radishes is consumed.
-- Joseph Wright’s 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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For you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
-- Acacia



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