BANYAN DAY


Meaning of BANYAN DAY in English

noun

Etymology: so called from the banyans' abstinence from flesh

1. : a day on which no meat is served to the crew of a ship

2. Australia : a day on which the food is of inferior quality (as on the last day of a weekly ration)

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