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Jack-a-Lent

Noun
obsolete broadly
Japanese Meaning
(旧語)四旬節(レント)の期間中に投げつけられる小型の詰め物人形。 / (旧語、転じて)単純な人物、質素な人。
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毎年三月の古い市では、子どもたちが交代で四旬節に投げつけるための小さなぬいぐるみを投げ当て、それが柱にぶら下がってぼろぼろになるまで歓声を上げた。

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(obsolete) A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent. / (obsolete, by extension) A simple fellow.

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Jack-a-Lent

At the old fair each March, the children would cheer as they took turns pelting the Jack-a-Lent until it hung tattered on its pole.

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At the old fair each March, the children would cheer as they took turns pelting the Jack-a-Lent until it hung tattered on its pole.

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