hoedown

hoedown
/hoh"down'/, n.
1. a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.
2. the hillbilly or country music typical of a hoedown.
[1835-45, Amer.; HOE + DOWN1]

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