Shrove
/ʃɹəʊv/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past of shrive form-of, past
- 2 To join in the festivities of Shrovetide. obsolete
- 3 To make merry. broadly, obsolete
"Servant, your counsel's excellent good, And shall be follow'd, 'twill be rarely strange To see him stated thus, as though he went A shroving through the City"
Example
More examples"Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday."