Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ragged figure used as a symbol or personification of Lent in processions, etc.
- noun Hence A puppet at which boys throw sticks in Lent.
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Examples
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'Can a jack-o'-lent believe his few senses on such a dark night, or can't he?' exclaimed one whose utterance Darton recognized in a moment, despite its unexpectedness.
Wessex Tales Thomas Hardy 1884
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