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LIGHT-O'-LOVE
LIGHT-O'-LOVE
Light
"-o'-love `, n.
1.
An
old
tune
of
a
dance,
the
name
of
which
made
it
a
proverbial
expression
of
levity,
especially
in
love
matters.
Nares.
"
Best
sing
it
to
the
tune
of
light-o'-love.
"
Shak.
2.
Hence:
A
light
or
wanton
woman.
Beau.
&
Fl.