...Day and Twelfth Day, cal)ed the Hobby- horfedance, from a perfon who rode upon the image of a horle, with a bow and arrow in his hands, with which he made a fnapping nolle, and kept time with the mufic, while fix other men danced the hay, and other country...

...and Twelfth Day ; it is called the Hobby Horse Dance, and derives .its name from a person's riding upon the image of a horse, with a bow and arrow in his hands, with which he makes a snapping noise^ keeping time to the music that accompanies him, while six men dance the hay,...

...London, and is a pretty town on the skirts of Derbyshire. This place is remarkable, or was lately, for a sport on New Year's Day and Twelfth Day, called the Hobby- Horse Dance, from a person who rode upon the image of a horse, with a bow and arrow in his hands, with which he...

...T«r!;r Day, called the Hobby Horse Dance : a per« 5 rode upon the ¡mage of a horse, with а Ьж and arrow in his hands, with which he made a snapping noise, keeping time with t ho аы> whilst six others dauced the hay and o:\-t country dances, with as many rein-dcer'sh- 1...

...most useful compilation the Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words : — ;" Bromley Pasjets was remarkable for a very singular sport on New Year's...Twelfth Day, called the Hobby Horse Dance: a person rode up on the image of a horse with a bow and arrow in his hands, with which he made a snapping noise,...