eightsome

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

eightsome
    n 1: eight people considered as a unit [syn: {octet}, {octette},
         {eightsome}]
    2: a Scottish reel for eight dancers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

eightsome \eight"some\ n.
   eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome
   ahead of us on the golf course.

   Syn: octet, octette.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a Scottish reel for eight dancers.
      [WordNet 1.5]