| 单词 | partridge dance |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspartridge dance partridge dance n. †(a) a courtship display among partridges (obsolete); (b) North American a North American Indian dance inspired by the partridge (sense 1b). ΚΠ 1857 M. Reid Young Voyagers ix. 92 I knew they were performing what is called the ‘partridge dance’; and as I had never witnessed it, I held back a while, and looked on. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (1890) ii. xiii. 380 In these Partridge-dances,..the birds assume the strangest attitudes. 1947 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 60 75 The Menominee song of the partridge dance was also attributed to a hunter who heard a partridge ‘drumming’ and and made up a song based on the sound. 2002 Country Road Chrons. (Nexis) 31 Aug. 15 When the sun sets, it is time to start the Friendship Dance, followed by any number of social and animal dances throughout the night, such as Beaver Dance, Buffalo Dance, Pigeon Dance, Partridge Dance, Groundhog Dance [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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