old-time
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier period
old-time songs
2
: of long standing
old-time residents
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an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating
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They were blessed with five children and were married for 37 years
Adeline loved to crochet, sew, bake, play bingo, danced to old-time music, gardened, and canned all garden produce.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The program will feature old-time acoustic mountain and folk music on banjo, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle, mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, bass fiddle, autoharp and the Appalachian dancing doll, plus dancing, storytelling and comedy.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Growing up in Sunnyside, Wash., Top soaked in the songs of artists like Keith Whitley and George Strait and immersed himself in bluegrass and old-time country during his guitar lessons.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Second place went to Attic Antiques ‘N Things, whose window featured old-time Santas.
—Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The program will feature old-time acoustic mountain and folk music on banjo, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle, mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, bass fiddle, autoharp and the Appalachian dancing doll, plus dancing, storytelling and comedy.
—Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Growing up in Sunnyside, Wash., Top soaked in the songs of artists like Keith Whitley and George Strait and immersed himself in bluegrass and old-time country during his guitar lessons.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
Second place went to Attic Antiques ‘N Things, whose window featured old-time Santas.
—Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Old-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old-time. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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