gambado

¹ American  

[gam-bey-doh] / gæmˈbeɪ doʊ /

noun

plural

gambados, gambadoes

1. either of a pair of large protective boots or gaiters fixed to a saddle instead of stirrups.

2. any long gaiter or legging.

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gambado ² American  

[gam-bey-doh] / gæmˈbeɪ doʊ /

Also gambade

noun

plural

gambados, gambadoes

1. a spring or leap by a horse.

2. a caper or antic.

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gambado ¹ British  

/ ɡæmˈbeɪdəʊ /

noun

1. either of two leather holders for the feet attached to a horse's saddle-like stirrups

2. either of a pair of leggings

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gambado ² British  

/ ɡæmˈbeɪdəʊ, ɡæmˈbeɪd, -ˈbɑːd /

noun

1. dressage another word for curvet

2. a leap or gambol; caper

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Etymology

Origin of gambado¹

1650–60; < Italian gamb ( a ) leg + -ado -ade ¹

Origin of gambado²

1810–20; probably a pseudo-Spanish alteration of French gambade a leap or spring, perhaps < Provençal cambado, gambado, equivalent to gamb ( a ) leg ( jamb ¹ ) + -ado -ade ¹

Example Sentences

The correspondence was still passing when the President surprised Apia with a fresh gambado.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

And to the intense delight of the Close people, many of whom were at their windows, Mr. Swainson executed an ungainly kind of gambado upon the steps.

From Laid up in Lavender by Weyman, Stanley J.