early closing

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noun British

the shutting of most of the shops in a town one afternoon each week
(as adjective)early-closing day

the day on which this happensThursday is early closing in Aylesbury

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Words nearby early closing

Early American, early bird, early bird catches the worm, early blight, Early Christian, early closing, Early English, Early Hebrew, early intervention, Early Modern English, early music

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Hamo in alluding to the early cultivation of tobacco by the colony, says, that John Rolfe was the pioneer tobacco planter.
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