hambo
(ˈhambʊ)
[f. Hambo, name of a parish in Hälsingland, Sweden.]
A Swedish folk dance in 3/4 time.
1925 Blackw. Mag. Jan. 79/1 We had been dancing in the Nylocks barn—dancing polskas and hambos. Ibid. Feb. 196/2 We only play old Swedish tunes..only old peasant polskas, hambos, and waltzes. |