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Bev and Jerry	Meaning of 'ball and down'? (16)	Meaning of 'ball and down'?	15 May 15
In some versions of "The White Cockade", notably Kate Rusby's, there's a line in the first verse where her lover is being 'convinced' to join the military and he says, "They kindly did invite me to a flowing ball and down". Anyone know the meaning of that phrase? Bev and Jerry

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