Sir Roger de Coverley

American  

noun

1. an English country dance performed by two rows of dancers facing each other.

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Sir Roger de Coverley British  

noun

1. an English country dance performed to a traditional tune by two rows of dancers facing each other

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Etymology

Origin of Sir Roger de Coverley

First recorded in 1680–90; earlier Roger of Coverly, apparently a fictional name

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Sir Roger de Coverley

There were English Christmases at Sandringham, where the whole family gathered to sing carols, play charades, Dumb Crambo, Animal Grab and Consequences, and dance the Sir Roger de Coverley.

From Time Magazine Archive

And then they wonder that Mr. George has replaced Sir Roger de Coverley, and that Joseph Chamberlain's voice is heard instead of Edmund Burke's.

From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida

Then, of course, they all danced Sir Roger de Coverley, and drank more spiced ale while they rested.

From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie

Picture to yourselves two hundred blue and golden marionettes jigging to Sir Roger de Coverley or bobbing to Come Lasses and Lads.

From The Passionate Elopement by Compton MacKenzie

His Sir Roger de Coverley, who was a justice of the peace, and his chaplain were, he said, too often compelled to put an end to the witch-swimming experiments of the people.

From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Wallace Notestein

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