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| amble |
a slow, easy gait, esp. of a horse. [1/2 definitions] |
| canter |
a horse's gait between a trot and a gallop. [1/2 definitions] |
| dotty1 |
unsteady or unsure in gait; shaky. [1/4 definitions] |
| hackney |
(often cap.) a horse of English breed with a high-stepping gait. [1/4 definitions] |
| hitch1 |
an awkward gait; limp or hobble. [1/9 definitions] |
| hobble |
an awkward, halting, or unsteady walk or gait; limp. [1/6 definitions] |
| jog trot |
a slow, regular, jolting gait, esp. of a horse. |
| limp1 |
an uneven, labored, lame gait. [1/3 definitions] |
| lope |
of a horse or person, to trot or run gracefully and effortlessly with long steps, or to ride a horse at this gait. [1/3 definitions] |
| skip |
a skipping step, gait, or bounce. [1/10 definitions] |
| slog |
to walk steadily and with a heavy gait; plod. [1/4 definitions] |
| strut1 |
a strutting step, gait, or manner of walking. [1/3 definitions] |
| stump |
to walk with a heavy gait or a wooden leg. [1/10 definitions] |
| swagger |
a swaggering gait or manner. [1/5 definitions] |
| swamp fever |
a viral infection sometimes caught by horses, characterized by fever, uneven gait, and progressive anemia. [1/2 definitions] |
| Tennessee Walking Horse |
any of several breeds of saddle horse characterized by a light, easy gait. |
| toddle |
a slow and unsteady or hesitant gait. [1/2 definitions] |
| tramp |
to advance on foot, esp. at a steady, even gait; march or hike. [1/12 definitions] |
| trot |
the gait of a four-footed animal, esp. a horse, in which the left foreleg is moved forward simultaneously with the right hind leg, and vice versa. [3/6 definitions] |
| trundle |
to walk or go, often with a rolling gait. [1/6 definitions] |
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