† quadrupedationn.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quadruped n., -ation suffix.
Etymology: < quadruped n. + -ation suffix. Compare quadrupedate v.
Obsolete.
rare.
1863 G. MacDonald iii. xvi. 260 A carriage and pair pulled sharply up at the door, with more than the usual amount of quadrupedation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).