pothouse ballad
A popular and often political song emerging from and performed in working-class…A popular and often political song emerging from and performed in working-class taverns, pubs, and "pothouses" during the 18th and 19th centuries in the British Isles, which served common people by offering social commentary, political satire, and news all in a highly lyrical rhyme with a simple rhyme scheme.
Meaning
1 sensesA popular and often political song emerging from and performed in working-class taverns, pubs, and "pothouses" during the 18th and 19th centuries in the British Isles, which served common people by offering social commentary, political satire, and news all in a highly lyrical rhyme with a simple rhyme scheme.
Origin
From pothouse + ballad.From pothouse + ballad.
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Forms
plural: pothouse ballads| Singular | pothouse ballad |
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