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estampede, n. rare.|ɛstæmˈpiːd|
See stampede.
[ad. Sp. estampido a sudden crash, report of a gun.]
A sudden fright seizing upon large bodies of cattle and horses, causing them to run wildly to great distances; hence, any sudden rush caused by panic.
So estamˈpede v. trans., to frighten (cattle, etc.) away; to drive off. ‖ estampeˈdero [Sp. estampidero], an animal under the influence of stampede; a runaway. estamˈpedo v. [f. Sp. estampido n.: cf. stampedo, intr.] (of cattle, etc.) to rush off in a panic.
1843Marryat M. Violet xx, Oxen..have been known, when under the influence of the estampede..to run forty miles without ever stopping. Ibid. xxvi, Pawnee hunters had had their horses estampeded one night, by some hostile Indians. Ibid. xx, We..then watched the singular and ridiculous movements of this estampedero. Ibid. xxix, The animals had estampedoed the whole distance at the utmost of their speed. |