buck and wing

noun

a tap dance derived in style from Irish clog dances and Black social dances, marked especially by vigorous hopping, flinging of the legs, and clicking of the heels.

Origin of buck and wing

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Words nearby buck and wing

Buchmanism, Buchner, Buchner funnel, buchu, buck, buck and wing, buckaroo, buck bean, buckboard, bucked, buckeen

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Example sentences from the Web for buck and wing

Roland's heart executed the opening steps of a buck-and-wing dance.
A Man of Means|P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill
Whereupon two or three youngsters jumped out and performed a good imitation of a buck-and-wing dance.
Negritos of Zambales|William Allan Reed
For he heard in there sounds pertaining to his own art—the light, stirring staccato of a buck-and-wing dance.
Rolling Stones|O. Henry
Bottger insisted that the buck-and-wing and the double shuffle and other forms of jiggery were low.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for buck and wing

buck and wing

noun

US a boisterous tap dance, derived from Black and Irish clog dances

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单词	buck and wing
释义	buck and wing noun a tap dance derived in style from Irish clog dances and Black social dances, marked especially by vigorous hopping, flinging of the legs, and clicking of the heels. Origin of buck and wing An Americanism dating back to 1890–95 Words nearby buck and wing Buchmanism, Buchner, Buchner funnel, buchu, buck, buck and wing, buckaroo, buck bean, buckboard, bucked, buckeen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buck and wing Roland's heart executed the opening steps of a buck-and-wing dance. A Man of Means\|P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill Whereupon two or three youngsters jumped out and performed a good imitation of a buck-and-wing dance. Negritos of Zambales\|William Allan Reed For he heard in there sounds pertaining to his own art—the light, stirring staccato of a buck-and-wing dance. Rolling Stones\|O. Henry Bottger insisted that the buck-and-wing and the double shuffle and other forms of jiggery were low. We Can't Have Everything\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for buck and wing buck and wing noun US a boisterous tap dance, derived from Black and Irish clog dances Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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