| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Attending church the Sunday after a funeral. It is the custom, especially in the northern counties, for all the mourners, and sometimes the bearers also, to sit in a specific pew all together the Sunday after a funeral. It matters not what place of worship they usually attend—all unite in the “taking mourning.” | 1 |
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