Arbor Day
noun
a day, varying in date but always in the spring, observed in certain states of the U.S. by the planting of trees.
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Question 1 of 10
Which of the following words means “to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot”?
Origin of Arbor Day
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example sentences from the Web for arbor day
He made no reply, going on carefully with his arbor-day practice.
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