Eightsome

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  eightsome \eight"some\ n.
     eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome
     ahead of us on the golf course.
  
     Syn: octet, octette.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. a Scottish reel for eight dancers.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  eightsome
       n 1: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octet}, {octette}]
       2: a Scottish reel for eight dancers