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come-all-ye
[ kuhm-awl-yee ]
noun
- a street ballad, especially in England.
come-all-ye
/ -jiː; kəˈmɔːljə /
noun
- a street ballad or folk song
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Word History and Origins
Origin of come-all-ye1
First recorded in 1885–90; after the invitation that often forms the opening line of such ballads
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Word History and Origins
Origin of come-all-ye1
C19: from the common opening words come all ye ( young maidens, loyal heroes, etc )…
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Example Sentences
He was a grand fiddler, a grand singer, and had made more "Come-all-ye's" than you could count on your fingers and toes.
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Mary was sewing beside the stove, and Pat was mumbling over the first verse of a new "come-all-ye."
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There was a man in our mess—a Wicklow man be th' name iv Dwyer—that had th' best come-all-ye I iver heerd.
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Great Scott, Jack, where did you pick up that old come-all-ye?
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I was lookin' for him to bust out in grand-opry, or something else that's a heap more stylish than his old come-all-ye.
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