coonjine

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noun

A kind of rhythmic shuffling dance performed by, or imitating the characteristic movements of, deckhands on riverboats.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nouncoonjine (plural coonjines)

plural coonjines

  1. UShistoricalA kind of rhythmic shuffling dance performed by, or imitating the characteristic movements of, deckhands on riverboats.
verbcoonjine (third-person singular simple present coonjines, present participle coonjining, simple past and past participle coonjined)

present singular third person coonjines · participle present coonjining · participle past coonjined · past coonjined

  1. UShistoricalTo perform such a dance.
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APA

coonjine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coonjine

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Chicago

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