Shrove Tues ‧ day /ˌʃrəʊv ˈtjuːzdi, -deɪ $ ˌʃroʊv ˈtuːz-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Shrove from shrive (of a Christian priest) 'to hear and forgive someone's sins' (11-21 centuries) , from Old English scrifan ; ⇨ ↑ shrift ]
the day before the first day of the Christian period of Lent, when people in Britain traditionally eat ↑ pancake s