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Definition of Highland fling
1. Noun. A vigorous Scottish reel.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Highland Fling
Literary usage of Highland fling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Twenty Years at Court: From the Correspondence of the Hon. Eleanor Stanley by Eleanor Julian Stanley Long (1916)
"... Duke "—More reels—The Prince's highland fling—The Queen has an accident—The
Duchess of Kent and the polka—Birth of Prince Alfred—The Royal children —The ..."
2. Gymnastic Dancing: Rhythmic Exercises for Classes of Men and Boys by William J. Davison (1909)
"highland fling This dance goes best with one of the Old Scotch highland fling
pieces. DEFINITIONS OF SPECIAL TERMS USED IN FLING STEPS. ..."
3. Pages from an Adventurous Life by Joyce Emmerson Muddock (1907)
"... Tom Hood—I make the acquaintance of Benjamin Ward Richardson and George
Cruikshank — The latter dances the highland fling for me when he was over eighty ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"Hence the highland fling, a name for one species of movement in which there is
much exertion of the ... That last touch of the highland fling jerked it out. ..."
5. Folk-dances and singing games: twenty-six folk-dances of Norway, Sweden by Elizabeth Burchenal (1909)
"The music for the slow part is a Strathspey (highland fling time) of ...
FORMATION The Steps The steps used during the dance are highland fling steps, ..."
6. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"highland fling. One of the distinctive national dances of Scotland. ... Like all
Scotch dances, the highland fling is animated, sharp, and vigorous. ..."
7. The Columbian Magazine edited by John Inman, Robert A. West, Stephen M. Chester, Darius Mead (1845)
"When there, he threw open the door of the common room, and a scene was revealed,
wild and picturesque as the country around us. A highland fling was in full ..."
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