sword dance

sword dance

noun

Definition of SWORD DANCE

1

: a dance performed by men in a circle holding a sword in the right hand and grasping the tip of a neighbor's sword in the left hand

2

: a dance performed over or around swords

— sword dancer noun

First Known Use of SWORD DANCE

1604

Rhymes with SWORD DANCE

advance, barn dance, by chance, clog dance, closed stance, finance, freelance, lap dance, line dance, main chance, New France, romance, round dance, snake dance, square dance, step dance, sun dance, tap dance, tea dance, toe dance, war dance