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cushion dances

cushion dances is the plural of cushion dance.

Meaning of cushion dance

Noun

cushion dance (plural cushion dances)

  1. (historical) A dance in which one person carries a cushion around the room, placing it before someone he or she wishes to kiss; after which kiss, the chosen person takes up the cushion and continues the dance.
    • I'm aa for the cushion dance; I wad na give a baubee for a baa withoot that.1839 September, Personal Narrative of Tristram Dumps, Esq., “The New Monthly Magazine”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 62, number 225, page 132
    Synonyms:
    kissing dance

Questions about cushion dances

What is cushion dances the plural of?
Cushion dances is the plural of cushion dance.

Words near cushion dances in the dictionary

  1. cushingoid
  2. cushion
  3. cushion cosies
  4. cushion cosy
  5. cushion dance
  6. cushion dances
  7. cushion for the pushin'
  8. cushion gum
  9. cushion plant
  10. cushion plants
  11. cushion spurge

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