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Martinmas

In the Christian calendar, the feast of St Martin, 11 November.

On this day fairs were traditionally held, at which farmworkers were hired. In the Middle Ages it was also the day on which cattle were slaughtered and salted for winter consumption.



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The road is all spotted like a shambles at Martinmas.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Benjamin; she be growed a rare slip of a wench since you seen her, though her'll be sixteen come Martinmas.
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