thread-needle

1 of 2

noun

variants or less commonly thread-the-needle

ˈ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗

1

: a children's game in which all join hands and the leader followed by the other players passes under the arched arms of those at the other end

2

: a country dance figure resembling the procession of the thread-needle game

thread-needle

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

1

: to play or move as if playing thread-needle

2

: to execute the thread-needle figure in dancing

Word History

Etymology

Noun

thread-needle from thread entry 2 + needle, noun; thread-the-needle from the phrase thread the needle

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