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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

eightsome

· eight·some · IPA /ˈeɪtsəm/
01 n. eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome ahead of us on the golf course.
  1. 1.
    eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome ahead of us on the golf course.
  2. 2.
    a Scottish reel for eight dancers.
Syn. octet, octette.