Martinmas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Martinmas
1250–1300; Middle English Martinmasse. See Saint (Saint) Martin, Mass ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Do you think I could live with you eighteen years, come next Martinmas, and not know when you're in trouble?
From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Fullerton, Hugh S.
Wendel went out and gave Melchior warning against next Martinmas.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
And poor Beatrice had such a bad attack last Martinmas.'
From Anna of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold
It would seem that the season of year most favourable to reiving was between Michaelmas and Martinmas.
From Border Raids and Reivers by Borland, Robert
I's my ale and my Sunday breeches; I's an old master, I's a young lass, And we'll eat green goose, come Martinmas!
From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various
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