cut and shuffle

Example Sentences

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And, springing up, he began to dance a sort of cut and shuffle before her out of sheer spirits.

From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

David stopped his cut and shuffle, and took critical stock of his sister for a moment.

From The History of David Grieve by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

I cut and shuffle; shuffle, cut, again; But all my cutting, shuffling, proves in vain: 10     Vain hope, vain forethought too;     The Queen still falls to you.

From Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Rossetti, Christina Georgina

Forewarned, all eyes have been focused on the line of her masts, and her sheer gives signal for a general cut and shuffle.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)

Then up and down, one, two, three, cut and shuffle, cross, under, and up and down again.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir