Definitions
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- Humorous The time between daylight and candle light.
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- noun humorous, archaic The
time betweendaylight andcandlelight .
Etymologies
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A partially-sighted person would not be able to work in the limited light.
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sionnach commented on the word blindman's holiday
The hour of dusk, when it is too dark to work, and too soon to light candles.
June 28, 2009