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  • Krenn understood now, as he had not six years ago, the term double-shuffle.

    The Final Reflection John M. Ford 2000

  • Facing second base, he pivots around on the left foot, executes a sort of pigeon-toed double-shuffle as he moves through the box, and lets the ball go with a round arm swing.

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Facing second base, he pivots around on the left foot, executes a sort of pigeon-toed double-shuffle as he moves through the box, and lets the ball go with a round arm swing.

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Facing second base, he pivots around on the left foot, executes a sort of pigeon-toed double-shuffle as he moves through the box, and lets the ball go with a round arm swing.

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Sometimes he would act as though there was no use in trying to go right or to dance like other people, and with his eyes closed he would do a hoe-down or a double-shuffle all alone, talking to himself and saying that he never dreamed there was so much pleasure to be obtained at a ball.

    Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

  • You just tried the biggest double-shuffle of all time.

    The Dragon Never Sleeps Cook, Glen 1988

  • But the killer is 'Bring On The Night' which comes out (if I can keep this punch-drunk metaphor on its feet for another three minutes) with all the sweetness of Ali's double-shuffle and floats until it stings with a ferocity that would stand a second's hair on end ...

    Reggatta de Blanc 1979

  • Polly was instantly whisked up stairs; and having danced a double-shuffle on the door-mat,

    An Old-Fashioned Girl 1950

  • "Why don't he come along?" said Charlie, dancing a double-shuffle on the barn floor to let off his impatience.

    The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories Various

  • "A jest, my good creature," said a voice near her, and looking up she saw the Clown with his hands in his pockets dancing a double-shuffle in front of her.

    Adventures in Toyland What the Marionette Told Molly Edith King Hall

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