English

Noun

May Day sweep ‎(plural May Day sweeps)

1. Alternative form of May-day sweep
   • 1925, Anne Carroll Moore, The three owls: a book about children's books, their authors, artists and critics, volume 1, page 305:

     But to a child's vision at least those May Day sweeps did much to brighten the city dullness, and year by year I watched for them eagerly from the window.