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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Bisque
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(a French word of unknown origin, formerly spelt in English "bisk"), a term for odds given in the games of tennis, lawn tennis, croquet and golf; in the two former a bisque is one point to be taken at any time during a "set" at the choice of the receiver of the odds, while in croquet and golf it is on a extra stroke to be taken similarly during a game. The name is given, in cookery, to a thick soup, made particularly of crayfish or lobsters.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bisque'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bisque.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bisque'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bisque.html. 1910.
