English Explanatory Dictionary

rising of the moon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a rebellion.

Word forms

rising of the moon risings of the moon

Etymology

From the ballad "The Rising of the Moon" (c1865), recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

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