English Explanatory Dictionary

May-day sweep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the sweeps (chimney sweeps), clad in bright clothes and garlands and carrying a blackened broom, in a May Day parade.

Pronunciation

/meɪ deɪ swiːp/ /meɪ deɪ swip/ en-us-May-day_sweep.ogg en-au-May-day sweep.ogg

Word forms

May-day sweep May-day sweeps May Day sweep

Etymology

From May Day (“workers' spring holiday”) + sweep (“ellipsis of chimney sweep”).

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