noun
Meaning 1
A type of American folk or square dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- John and Susie went to the square dance and did the hoedown.
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hoedown
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General-American: /ˈhoʊdaʊn/
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CMU ARPABET: HH OW1 D AW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The type of music typically played for such a dance
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noun
Meaning 3
A gathering at which such dances take place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We have to get to the hoedown before noon, or we'll be late.
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verb
Meaning 4
To dance a hoedown dance
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History
Etymology
1835–45, Americanism; hoe + down, a social gathering taking place once work is over, i.e., when tillers and farm workers put their hoes down.