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Country-dance

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A corruption of the French contre danse (a dance where the partners face each other).

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Count Upon (To)
Countenance (To)
Counter-caster
Countercheck Quarrelsome (The)
Counterforts
Counter-jumper
Counterpane
Counterscarp
Countess di Civillari (The)
Country
Country-dance
Coup [coo]
Coup dEtat (French)
Coup de Grâce
Coup de Main (French)
Coup dŒil (French)
Coup de Pied de lAne (kick from the ass’s foot)
Coup de Soleil (French)
Coup de Théâtre
Coup Manqué (A)
Coupon