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SCOTTISH REEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Scottish reel mean?
• SCOTTISH REEL (noun)
The noun SCOTTISH REEL has 1 sense:
1. a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
Familiarity information: SCOTTISH REEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
reel; Scottish reel
Hypernyms ("Scottish reel" is a kind of...):
square dance; square dancing (American country dancing in which couples form squares)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Scottish reel"):
highland fling (a vigorous Scottish reel)
eightsome (a Scottish reel for eight dancers)
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