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Definition of Sixsome
1. Noun. Six people considered as a unit.
Definition of Sixsome
1. Noun. A group of six persons or things. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sixsome
Literary usage of Sixsome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dancing by Lilly Grove Frazer, Lilly Grove, Percy Macquoid (1895)
"When performed by two couples it is called a ' foursome reel ;' when by three
couples, a ' sixsome reel,' the difference being in the music, ..."
2. Dancing, Ancient and Modern by Ethel Lucy Urlin (1912)
"... and a gliding, graceful movement is practised in the foursome, sixsome, and
eightsome Reels, danced respectively by two, three, and four couples. ..."
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