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Definition of Hoedowns
1. hoedown [n] - See also: hoedown
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoedowns
Literary usage of Hoedowns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"... revellers set to sprawling through various rude high- legged reels and
hoedowns.—Knick. Mag., xlvi. 227 (Sept.). ..."
2. Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1853)
"... time ;" no quadrilles, polkas and mazurkas, for these where then unknown, but
jigs, reels and hoedowns, the very names of which are now forgotten. ..."
3. Fanfare for Words: Bookfairs and Book Festivals in North America by Bernadine Clark (1991)
"They round up veterans, newcomers, and strangers alike for cultural hoedowns
combining cowboys' words with Western folklife traditions. ..."