APAD:ne'er cast a clout till May be out

ne'er cast a clout till May be out

Etymology

Ne’er is a contraction of never; while clout is an archaic or dialectal word for a (worthless) piece of cloth or a rag, and is used to refer to clothing in a derogatory manner.

 

Proverb

ne'er cast a clout till May be out

(UK, dialectal) Do not change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.

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• 哈哈，春捂秋冻不生杂病。《黄帝内经》也说过：“风者，百病之始也” -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 07:05:01

• ButtonToChin, till May be in, castNot aClout, till May beOut -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 07:25:20

• Interesting: the contraction "Ne'er" doesn't shorten "never" -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 09:09:40

• and clout reminds of "rag trade." -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 09:10:26

• Any more snow since u posted “ Winter's final obstinacy“？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 09:33:23

• this is especially true for Toronto. -天边一片白云- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/05/2024 postreply 15:47:16