| 单词 | fast-gaited |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfast-gaited fast-gaited adj. (a) (of a horse) having or characterized by a rapid gait; †(b) English regional (Lancashire) (of a person) hasty, reckless, thoughtless (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [adjective] > swift raking?a1475 stirring horse1477 fire hoofed1621 fire-footeda1734 spanking1740 brushing1792 fast-gaited1841 1841 Daily Atlas (Boston) 16 July (advt.) A valuable brown Mare..very fast gaited—will trot her mile in 3 minutes. 1875 E. Waugh Old Cronies iv. 40 A fast-gated spendthrift. 1879 E. Waugh Chimney Corner 16 ‘Owd Bill wur gettin' rather too warm under saddle, weren't he?’ ‘Ay; he comes of a fast-gaited breed’. 1981 L. A. Frost Custer Legends ii. 39 By riding a fiery and fast-gaited horse he could move back and forth rapidly in front of his command. < as lemmas |
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