Scotch reel

Scotch reel
Reel Reel (r[=e]l), n. [Gael. righil.] A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called {Scotch reel}. [1913 Webster]

{Virginia reel}, the common name throughout the United States for the old English ``country dance,'' or contradance (contredanse). --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]


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