trenchmore

noun

trench·​more

ˈtrenchˌmō(ə)r

plural -s

: a boisterous English folk dance of the 16th and 17th centuries or its music in triple time and dotted rhythm

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from the name Trenchmore

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