'Poussette' definitions:

Definition of 'Poussette'

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  • Poussette \Pous*sette"\ (p[=oo]*s[e^]t"), n. [F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push.] A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Poussette'

From: GCIDE
  • Poussette \Pous*sette"\, v. i. To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. --J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster]