square-dance
[ skwair-dans, -dahns ]
/ ˈskwɛərˌdæns, -ˌdɑns /
verb (used without object), square-danced, square-danc·ing.
to perform or participate in a square dance.
to participate in a hoedown.
Origin of square-dance
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby square-dance
square up,
square wave,
square with,
square yard,
square-bashing,
square-dance,
square-law,
square-rigged,
square-rigger,
square-shouldered,
square-toes
Definition for square-dance (2 of 2)
square dance
noun
a dance by a set of four couples arranged in a square or in some set form.
Origin of square dance
First recorded in 1865–70
OTHER WORDS FROM square dance
square dancer, noun square dancing, nounExample sentences from the Web for square-dance
"If he's a square-dance caller, his memory ought to be extra good," Bud joked.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung |Victor AppletonHe was also much in demand as a square-dance caller and fiddler.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung |Victor Appleton
British Dictionary definitions for square-dance
square dance
noun
mainly US and Canadian
any of various formation dances, such as a quadrille, in which the couples form squares
verb square-dance
(intr)
to perform such a dance