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hoedown

[hoh-doun]

noun

a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.

the hillbilly or country music typical of a hoedown.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; hoe + down¹

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hoedown (ˈhəʊˌdaʊn)

—n
1.	a boisterous square dance
2.	a party at which hoedowns are danced

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