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Definition of Cakewalks
1. cakewalk [v] - See also: cakewalk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cakewalks
Literary usage of Cakewalks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Putnam's Monthly (1907)
"The rush of quick light feet sounded overhead where the Boy and the second
lieutenant were practising cakewalks. Archer's hand shut on the page of his book. ..."
2. Putnam's Magazine (1907)
"The rush of quick light feet sounded overhead where the Boy and the second
lieutenant were practising cakewalks. Archer's hand shut on the page of his book. ..."
3. Putnam's Magazine (1907)
"The rush of quick light feet sounded overhead where the Boy and the second
lieutenant were practising cakewalks. Archer's hand shut on the page of his book. ..."
4. The Merry-go-round by Carl Van Vechten (1918)
"As a composer she has to her credit " marches, cakewalks, schottisches, and other
styles of instrumental music." We are given a picture of Mrs. Kellow at ..."
5. A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge by Owen Wister (1920)
"And then there were the cakewalks, and the Smith-Trapezes. Mrs. Smith-Trapeze
wasn't as extraordinary as her daughter — the one that put the live frog in ..."
6. Negro Minstrels: A Complete Guide to Negro Minstrelsy, Containing by Jack Haverly (1902)
"... How I love my darktown belle; She's the queen of all de cakewalks, her
complexion's chestnut brown, How I love my darktown belle; She's de belle of all ..."
7. Suppers: novel suggestions for social occasions by Paul Pierce (1907)
"The program can end with buck and wing dancing, jigs and cakewalks. CAKE WALK
SUPPER. At this cake walk there is no walking for the cake. ..."
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