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BUCK-AND-WING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does buck-and-wing mean? 

BUCK-AND-WING (noun)
  The noun BUCK-AND-WING has 1 sense:

1. a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp tapsplay

  Familiarity information: BUCK-AND-WING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUCK-AND-WING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("buck-and-wing" is a kind of...):

tap dance; tap dancing (a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet)


 Context examples 


"I'll meet you outside, after the last act," Martin whispered, the while his face showed undivided interest in the buck-and-wing dancing on the stage.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



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