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come-all-ye
[ kuhm-awl-yee ]
noun
- a street ballad, especially in England.
come-all-ye
/ -ji藧; k蓹藞m蓴藧lj蓹 /
noun
- a street ballad or folk song
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of come-all-ye1
First recorded in 1885鈥90; after the invitation that often forms the opening line of such ballads
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of come-all-ye1
C19: from the common opening words come all ye ( young maidens, loyal heroes, etc )鈥
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Example Sentences
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While his predecessors have at least made a pretence of calling for quality over quantity, he espouses a come-all-ye approach.
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The Open East festival is a come-all-ye event to help get things under way.
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All the merit I can claim is the ability to rhyme a limerick or sing a "come-all-ye" in a manner perhaps not unpleasing to my friends.
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To the amazement of Ruth and the others it was a real Irish 鈥渃ome-all-ye,鈥 and although the words might not have been altogether well-chosen, they were funny.
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鈥淕reat Scott, Jack, where did you pick up that old come-all-ye?鈥
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