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At latter lammas

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  1. 1
    Never. British, idiomatic

Etymology

According to one theory, Lammas Day (1 August) being an important day for settling accounts, latter Lammas signified the last day for settling accounts: in other words, judgement day. Thus, in worldly terms, at latter Lammas means never.

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