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gait definition

gait (gāt)

noun

  1. manner of moving on foot; way of walking or running
  2. any of the various foot movements of a horse, as a trot, pace, canter, or gallop

Etymology: ME gate, a going, gait, orig., path < ON gata, path between hedges, street, akin to Ger gasse, lane

transitive verb

  1. to train (a horse) to a particular gait or gaits
  2. to lead (a dog) before the judges at a dog show so as to exhibit its gait, bearing, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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