Dan Tucker

noun

Dan Tuck·​er

(ˈ)danˈtəkə(r)

: an American rustic dance in which extra men singing a song choose partners from a circle formed at a signal by those dancing

Word History

Etymology

probably from (Old) Dan Tucker, song by Daniel D. Emmett †1904 American composer, to the accompaniment of which it was danced

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