fastgang

English

Alternative forms

  • fast-gang

Etymology

From Middle English fast-gonge, equivalent to fast (“a period of fasting”) +‎ gang (“a going, course”).

Noun

fastgang (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A fasting.
  2. (obsolete) Shrove Tuesday.
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