Give St
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Distaff all the right, Then give Christmas sport good night, And next morrow every one To his own vocation. (1657.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Give St” mean?
Distaff all the right, Then give Christmas sport good night, And next morrow every one To his own vocation. (1657.
Is “Give St” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.