n. [ F., pushpin, fr. pousser to push. See Push. ] A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 ]