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Gallopade

Gallopade \Gal"lo*pade`\, n. [F. galopade. See Gallop, n.]

  1. I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop.

  2. A kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop.

Gallopade

Gallopade \Gal`lo*pade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gallopaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gallopading.]

  1. To gallop, as on horseback.

  2. To perform the dance called gallopade.

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gallopade

alt. (context obsolete English) gallop n. (context obsolete English) gallop vb. 1 To gallop, as on horseback. 2 To perform the dance called gallopade.

Usage examples of "gallopade".

Mud and water flew out in all directions under the horse's frantic gallopade, the plucky beast sinking at times almost to his knees in the marshy ground.