trip·ple I. \ˈtripəl\noun (-s) Etymology: Afrikaans trippel, from trippel to tripple chiefly southern Africa: a gait in which the horse moves both near and both off legs alternately and which somewhat resembles the amble II. intransitive verb ortri·ple\“\ (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Afrikaans trippel, from Dutch trippelen, to trip along, amble; akin to Low German trippeln to stamp, trample — more at trip chiefly southern Africa: to go at a tripple