noun
Meaning 1
A doll or figure made of ivy, carried about by young women as part of traditional Shrovetide customs; the counterpart of the holly-boy; a traditional effigy or character used in a folk custom during Shrovetide (the period immediately preceding Lent) involving groups of village boys and girls burning each other's plant effigies to playfully celebrate the end of winter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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