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Gallopade

Gal′lo-padeˊ

,
Noun.
[F.
galopade
. See
Gallop
,
Noun.
]
1.
I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop.
2.
A kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop.

Galˊlo-pade′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gallopaded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gallopading
.]
1.
To gallop, as on horseback.
2.
To perform the dance called gallopade.

Definition 2024


gallopade

gallopade

English

Alternative forms

  • galoppade

Noun

gallopade (plural gallopades)

  1. (obsolete) gallop
    • 1898, Henry Francis Keenan, The Iron Game:
      At the same instant the sounding gallopade of hoofs came from the tranquil roadway leading to the stables.
  2. A type of dance, also known as the galop

Verb

gallopade (third-person singular simple present gallopades, present participle gallopading, simple past and past participle gallopaded)

  1. To gallop, as on horseback.
  2. To perform the dance called gallopade.