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单词 rope dance
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Definition of rope dance in English:

rope dance

noun ˈrəʊp dɑːnsˈrəʊp dans
  • 1A performance on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground.

  • 2The death throes of a person executed by hanging. Also in extended use. Now archaic.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Dalton's Country Justice. From rope + dance, after rope-dancing and rope-dancer.

Definition of rope dance in US English:

rope dance

noun
  • 1A performance on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground.

  • 2The death throes of a person executed by hanging. Also in extended use. Now archaic.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Dalton's Country Justice. From rope + dance, after rope-dancing and rope-dancer.

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