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COUPEE
Etymology
Noun
coupee (plural coupees)
A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
Source: Wiktionary
Cou*pee" (k-p"; F. k`p), n. Etym: [F. coupé, n., properly p. p. of couper to cut. Cf. Coupé, Coopee.]
Definition: A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made. Chambers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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