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strathspey
[ strath-spey, strath-spey ]
noun
- a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.
- the music for this dance.
strathspey
/ ˌstræθˈspeɪ /
noun
- a Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel
- a piece of music in four-four time composed for this dance
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strathspey1
First recorded in 1645–55; after Strath Spey, the valley of the river Spey in Scotland
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Word History and Origins
Origin of strathspey1
after Strathspey valley of the rived Spey
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Example Sentences
For this purpose the Strathspey lads got an old creel to put him in and some straw to light under it.
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We must turn to the annals of Strathspey to test the full havoc of the flood fiend, yet it wrought no mean ruin here.
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In the north, Andrew of Moray headed a rising in Strathspey.
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Pray, Betty, don't forget that Mrs. Strathspey can't breakfast without honey.
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When Barbara saw how little Susan sent, she called her a miser, and she said she must have some more for Mrs. Strathspey.
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