plygain

plygain
\\ˈpliˌgīn\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Welsh, dawn, cockcrow, matins, plygain; akin to Latin pullus young fowl, young of an animal and to Latin canere to sing — more at foal, chant
: an old Welsh custom of carol or hymn singing at cockcrow on Christmas morning

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