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And now, rolling up the sleeves to find his hands, and wrinkling the coat outrageously at every movement, he advanced from his retreat, and began to dance a pigeon-wing, amid the convulsive laughter of the girls.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Various
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And he cut a pigeon-wing with a dexterity of which I had hardly believed him capable.
Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale John Sherburne Sleeper
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Privately, however, and much to Rose's amusement, Russ Bunker often tried to copy Sam's pigeon-wing step.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's Laura Lee Hope
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Hagerstown, was now in tatters, which made his appearance the more ludicrous as he "cut the pigeon-wing" around the seething cauldron.
The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore
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In the doorway he cut a pigeon-wing in which his thin, bowed legs looked comically humorous.
The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore
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But they would all have liked to see Sam cut that pigeon-wing again.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's Laura Lee Hope
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Couple after couple rushed up to the centre of the barn, gaily disputing for places beneath the rustic chandelier, while here and there a young fellow, more eager than the rest, broke into a double shuffle or cut a subdued pigeon-wing as an impromptu while the set was forming.
The Old Homestead Ann S. Stephens
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And feeling that he was growing melancholy, he determined to subdue the propensity, and to that end commenced cutting the complicated figure entitled a pigeon-wing.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 Various
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As they gathered in the cabin and they cut the pigeon-wing;
The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems George W. Doneghy
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Suddenly the countryman uttered a shriek, and jumping into the air, cut a pigeon-wing.
Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Emily Mayer Higgins
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