bank fence

A bank of earth used as a fence for a field or other piece of land. bank-holidays, s. Law & Ord. Lang.: Holidays upon which banks are legally closed, so that the officers of those establishments may obtain needed rest. By the Bank Holidays Act, pa ed on the 25th of May, 1871, the following holidays became legal in the English Kingdom. 1. In England and Ireland : (1) Easter Monday; (2) the Monday in Whitsun week, generally called Whit Monday; (3) the first Monday in August; (4) the 26th of December, popularly called Boxing Day. 2. In Scotland : (1) New Year's Day; (2) the first Monday in May; (3) the first Monday in August; (4) Christmas Day. Of the above holidays Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day, fall on different days of the week, and may in consequence fall on Sunday. When any one of them does so, the legal bank holiday is on the Monday immediately following. 3. In the United States : Bank-holidays in this country differ in date in the different states. The holidays common to all are Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Those kept in many of the states are New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Decoration Day, and General Election Day. Arbor Day, Labor Day, and a number of other holidays are confined to one or a few states.