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Callithump

noun
(Also spelled callathump)
1.
A noisy boisterous parade.  Synonyms: callathump, callithump parade.
2.
A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.  Synonyms: belling, callathump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree.



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... force from violence? —> 173. Violence.— N. violence, inclemency, vehemence, might, impetuosity; boisterousness &c. adj.; effervescence, ebullition; turbulence, bluster; uproar, callithump [obs3][U. S.], riot, row, rumpus, le diable a quatre[Fr], devil to pay, all the fat in the fire. severity &c. 739; ferocity, rage, fury; exacerbation, exasperation, malignity; fit, paroxysm; orgasm, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


Words linked to "Callithump" :   callithumpian, parade, serenade


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