单词 | well-gaited |
释义 | well-gaitedadj. Of a horse: having a good gait or manner of walking. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > broken in ridden?1523 well reineda1533 backed1589 well rid1606 well-gaited1712 1712 London Gaz. No. 5037/15 Lost..a..Gelding..extraordinary well Gated. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Weill Weil-gaitit,..applied to a horse that is thoroughly broke. 1907 E. Biddle Reminisc. Soldier's Wife v. 83 He had some fine-looking horses, one a beautiful sorrel mare... I mounted her, found she was well gaited, and seemed as gentle as a kitten. 2002 S. D. O'Connor & H. A. Day Lazy B (2003) xv. 149 Jim liked big, well-gaited horses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1712 |
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