buck-and-wing

(bŭk′ənd-wĭng′)n. A style of step dance featuring energetic leg and arm movements and typically performed in wooden-soled shoes, popular in the 19th-century United States and considered an early form of tap dance.

[From buck (dance) + (pigeon) wing, a dance step in which the performer jumps up and strikes one leg against the other while in the air.]

buck′-and-wing′

n. a tap dance marked by vigorous hopping figures and heel clicks.

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buck-and-wing - a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp tapstap dance, tap dancing - a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet

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noun a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps

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