POUSSETTING

Verb

poussetting

present participle of poussette

Noun

poussetting (plural poussettings)

The act of performing a poussette.

Source: Wiktionary


POUSSETTE

Pous*sette", n. Etym: [F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push.]

Definition: A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. Dickens.

Pous*sette", v. i.

Definition: To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] Tennyson. Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. J. & H. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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