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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
Word History and Origins
Origin of come-all-ye1
Word History and Origins
Origin of come-all-ye1
Example Sentences
While his predecessors have at least made a pretence of calling for quality over quantity, he espouses a come-all-ye approach.
The Open East festival is a come-all-ye event to help get things under way.
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.
To the amazement of Ruth and the others it was a real Irish “come-all-ye,” and although the words might not have been altogether well-chosen, they were funny.
“Great Scott, Jack, where did you pick up that old come-all-ye?”
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