clip the church
verbEtymology
From Old English clyppan (“to hug, to clasp”).
- derived from clyppan
Definitions
To hold hands in an outward-facing ring around a church, an ancient English custom…
To hold hands in an outward-facing ring around a church, an ancient English custom traditionally observed by local communities on Easter Monday, Shrove Tuesday, or the church's saint's day.
- In its revived form at Edgmond it constitutes part of the annual “feast” of the parish schools. The charity children clipped the church in Birmingham.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA