banyan day

== English == === Etymology === According to the OED, the term is borrowed from the Banyans in the East Indies, a caste that ate nothing that had life. === Noun === banyan day (plural banyan days) (dated, UK, nautical, idiomatic) In British naval tradition, a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship. (UK, nautical, idiomatic) A picnic or cookout for the ship's crew. ==== Alternative forms ==== Banian day, banian day, banian-day ==== See also ==== Daily routine on HMS Victory === References === [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Banyan day”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.