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Friday, 12 April 2013

A-Z Challenge 2013: K is for Knobstick Wedding

Heard of a "shotgun wedding", where a woman got pregnant out of wedlock, so the (supposed) father was forced to marry her? well, here is another version.

The "knobstick wedding" had exactly the same reasons behind it i.e. the reputed father having to marry a
pregnant-out-of-wedlock woman.  The 'knobstick' part is because these were the staves of office of the churchwardens who attended the wedding to make sure it took place.
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5 comments:

  1. Jenny12 April 2013 at 03:27

    Interesting. I've not heard this term before. Thanks for sharing.

    Have fun with A to Z!

    Jenny at Choice City Native

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  2. Francene Stanley12 April 2013 at 13:48

    The knobsticks sound a bit threatening. Thanks for the knowledge of another word and custom.
    Francene.
    A - Z Challenge
    http://francene-wordstitcher.blogspot.co.uk/

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  3. Ros Haywood12 April 2013 at 23:03

    I'm sure I will, Jenny - and thanks for stopping by!

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  4. Ros Haywood12 April 2013 at 23:04

    I expect they were meant to be, Francene! I'm sure I would have been scared. Thanks for stopping by - you're welcome, I'm sure.

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  5. Kristin14 April 2013 at 03:09

    I guess the "happy" couple was scared too. What a rotten way to start life together.

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