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Definition of Canticoy
1. n. A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.
Definition of Canticoy
1. Noun. (archaic) A social gathering, usually for dancing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canticoy
1. kantikoy [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: kantikoy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canticoy
Literary usage of Canticoy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"canticoy or Cantica. An Algonkin word, denoting an act of worship; applied by the
... 275), says the canticoy appears to have been a dance which the Indians ..."
2. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"... called the canticoy 'a dancing match, a festival time.' Rev. Andrew
Hesselius (Nelson, Inds. of NJ, 79, 1894), who witnessed the first-fruits sacrifice ..."
3. Journal of a Voyage to New York and a Tour in Several of the American by Jasper Danckaerts, Peter Sluyter (1867)
"... wind and squalls, until the time of the sun's 1 The canticoy appears to have
been a dance which the Indians practiced on various occasions. ..."
4. The Charter of Liberties Granted to Patroons and Colonists, A.D. 1629: And by West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands) (1857)
"... few Indian words adopted by the whites, and is still in use among our old
inhabitants to designate a dancing frolic. It is by them pronounced "canticoy. ..."
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