Whit·mon·day

also Whit-Mon·day (wĭt′mŭn′dē, -dā′, hwĭt′-)

The day after Whitsunday.

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Noun

Whitmonday - the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland

Whitsun Monday

Mon, Monday - the second day of the week; the first working day

Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek - Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)

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It is such as he, as little conscious of himself as the bee in a hive, who are the lucky in life, for they have the best chance of happiness: their activities are shared by all, and their pleasures are only pleasures because they are enjoyed in common; you will see them on Whit-Monday dancing on Hampstead Heath, shouting at a football match, or from club windows in Pall Mall cheering a royal procession.

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A trial gallop told them all they needed to know and the race selected was the Crediton Opportunity Selling Handicap Hurdle at Devon on Whit-Monday, 1979.

Cat let out of the bag to scupper rumoured racing ruse; turf talk

After Elland recruited West Indian test player Wes Hall as deputy pro in response to Paddock engaging Gary Sobers for the Whit-Monday and Tuesday fixtures, Ernest and Les were fielding alongside each other in the slips.

Top local cricketer who played alongside Wes Hall

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