"come-all-you" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: come-all-yous [plural]
Etymology: From the common occurrence in such songs of an exhortation beginning "come all you". Head templates: {{en-noun}} come-all-you (plural come-all-yous)
  1. (dialectal, British, Ireland) A traditional folk or country song. Tags: British, Ireland, dialectal Synonyms: come-all-ye
    Sense id: en-come-all-you-en-noun-v24kcAIu Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2006, Patrick McCabe, Winterwood, Bloomsbury, published 2007, page 3",
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