| 单词 | the highland fling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Highland fling a. A dance in which the arms and legs are moved with great vigour, esp. in the Highland fling (also figurative) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > lively dances > [noun] > others hove-dance1390 tricotee1659 saltarello1724 écossaise1806 fling1806 carmagnole1827 gallopade1831 gallopading1833 polka1837 redowa1843 chicken dance1845 polking1845 schottische1849 Highland or Balmoral Schottische1882 kinkajou1927 knees up, Mother Brown1939 chicken1957 1806 P. Neill Tour Orkney & Shetl. i We saw the Highlanders..dancing the fling to the music of the bagpipe. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well I. vi. 126 Dancing the highest Highland fling. 1845 T. Hood Last Man xxiii He..danced me a saucy fling. 1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 32 Mrs. Jones..felt something grab her cheek; she dropped the sponge and out popped a scorpion... Well, she just got up and danced the Highland Fling for two hours and a half. < as lemmas |
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