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Definition of tripple in English: tripplenoun ˈtrɪp(ə)l South African A horse's gait in which both left and then both right legs move together. Example sentencesExamples - The tripple is a four-beat gait much like the tolt seen in the Icelandic horse.
- As a child I remember us distinguishing between pace and tripple, with tripple being the superior gait, but a pacer was also acceptable.
verb ˈtrɪp(ə)l [no object]South African (of a horse) move at the pace of a tripple. Example sentencesExamples - The Basuto rides like a horse, with a long stride, and is noted for its inherent trippling gait.
- They [Boers]..getting into their saddles, slowly trippled away.
- The Boer never rides his horse at the trot, but at a quick walk or canter, and a step peculiar to the country and called ‘trippling’, or, as we should style it, ambling.
Origin Late 19th century: from Dutch trippelen, from trippen 'to skip, trip'. |