Meaning of may-pole | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Bells ringing, flags waving, may-poles—so long unseen—bonfires in due preparation for night, morris-dancers, who had practised for the last⟳ four-and-twenty hours unremittingly to refresh⟳ their ancient craft, an ox roasted whole, cakes, ale, crowds, confusion,—all assembled in and about Avonleigh Park⟳, to greet⟳ the master's return⟳.”

“"I shall not be the best little one much longer, for I am growing very fast since we left England. Dr. Bartolomé says it is the climate, and that I may go on for a year or two; and, being quite tall enough already, I am willing to leave⟳ Marseilles whenever you please⟳, for I don't want⟳ to be a may-pole."”

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