banyan day
Meanings
noun
- In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
- A picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.
Word forms
Etymology
According to the OED, the term is borrowed from the Banyans in the East Indies, a caste that ate nothing that had life.
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