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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—N

Nicka-Nan Night

The night preceding Shrove Tuesday is so called in Cornwall, because boys play tricks and practical jokes on that night.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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