Tap-up Sunday
Preserved but no longer current.
An old local name for the Sunday preceding October 2nd, when a fair was held on St. Catherine's Hill, near Guild- ford. So called because any person, with or without a licence, might open a "tap," or sell beer on the hill for that one day.
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 “Tap-up Sunday” mean?
An old local name for the Sunday preceding October 2nd, when a fair was held on St. Catherine's Hill, near Guild- ford. So called because any person, with or without a licence, might open a "tap," or sell beer on the hill for that one day.
Is “Tap-up Sunday” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.