early closing

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noun British

the shutting of most of the shops in a town one afternoon each week
(as adjective)early-closing day

the day on which this happensThursday is early closing in Aylesbury

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Words nearby early closing

Early American, early bird, early bird catches the worm, early blight, Early Christian, early closing, Early English, Early Hebrew, Early Modern English, early music, early on

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How to use early closing in a sentence

The owner, Denton Offutt, had proved more ambitious than wise, and Lincoln saw that an early closing by the sheriff was probable.
McClure's Magazine, January, 1896, Vol. VI. No. 2|Various
Perhaps the mode of formation of the vitreous humour in Mammalia may be correlated with the early closing of the choroid slit.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
This early closing was the result of an “appeal unto Cæsar.”
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Indeed, where she would get provisions I don't know, for it's early closing, and even such shops as we have here are shut.
Arundel|Edward Frederic Benson

The laws which regulate retail shops do not aim at securing what is known as early closing.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves