rain dance
noun
(especially among American Indians) a ritualistic dance performed to bring rain.
Origin of rain dance
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby rain dance
raimondi,
rain,
rain cats and dogs,
rain check,
rain cloud,
rain dance,
rain date,
rain forest,
rain frog,
rain gauge,
rain on one's parade
Example sentences from the Web for rain dance
One of the most usual of their dances, managed something like our ballets, is called the Rain-dance.
The Sunshade |Octave UzanneWhile the tobacco was burning, the agile and athletic danced the rain-dance.
Myths of the Iroquois. (1883 N 02 / 1880-1881 (pages 47-116)) |Erminnie A. Smith