See Also: eightsome(dictionary)

eightsome (iou)



eightsome pronoun, noun, & adjective. ME.
[from EIGHT + -SOME2.]
A. pronoun & noun.
Formerly, eight in all. Now, a group of eight. Chiefly Scot. ME.
One of eight. LME-M16.
ellipt. An eightsome reel. E20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. For eight; esp. (of a dance) performed by eight people together. M16.