English Explanatory Dictionary

clip the church

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hold hands in an outward-facing ring around a church, an ancient English custom traditionally observed by local communities on Easter Monday, Shrove Tuesday, or the church's saint's day.

Word forms

clip the church clips the church clipping the church clipped the church

Etymology

From Old English clyppan (“to hug, to clasp”).

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