单词 | hard-trotting |
释义 | > as lemmashard-trotting hard-trotting adj. (of a horse) that trots in a jolting manner, or at an uncomfortable pace. ΚΠ 1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. v. xxiv. sig. P3v Riding on hard trotting horses. 1664 S. Pepys Diary 5 Aug. (1971) IV. 234 A hard-trotting Sorrell horse. 1776 T. Cogan John Buncle I. iii. 129 I find this Pegasus such a hard trotting animal, to those who are not much used to ride him. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 417 Such exercise as gives a general jar to the animal frame, as riding a hard-trotting horse. 1903 Amer. Med. 27 Feb. 369/1 When they traveled they rode hard-trotting hacks or drove in a gig over rough roads. 1990 St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Nexis) 12 Mar. (Hernando Times section) 1 If you get a hard-trotting horse it's very uncomfortable. < as lemmas |
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