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Paul Jones

British  

noun

  1. an old-time dance in which partners are exchanged

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Paul Jones

C19: named after John Paul Jones

Example Sentences

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Paul Jones, our prosthetics builder, made such a great doll.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

“The yellow flag with a rattlesnake and the words ‘Don’t Tread On Me,’ was flown by Hopkins from his flagship the USS Alfred and hoisted by Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Claire and Paul Jones, both 36, from Leicestershire, were moved on Saturday by coach from the Village Rhodes Beach Resort near Lardos.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023

Since the days of John Paul Jones and the American Revolution, the top job in the U.S.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

She bought a secondhand fiddle for Paul Jones and negotiated lessons for him at fifty cents an hour from a man who called himself Professor Allegretto.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith