"Dan Tucker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dan Tuckers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dan Tucker (plural Dan Tuckers)
  1. An American folk dance in which a man in the middle chooses a partner and dances with her before rejoining the circle of dancers.
    Sense id: en-Dan_Tucker-en-noun-4uMgqXUR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. The man in the middle of this dance.
    Sense id: en-Dan_Tucker-en-noun-2nAlYLqu

Inflected forms

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