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gait

Pronunciation: /ɡeɪt/

The English word “gait” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
  2. One of the distinct patterns of locomotion exhibited by a horse, occurring either naturally or as a result of training.
  3. A sheaf of corn.
  4. A charge for pasturage.

verb

  1. To teach a specific gait to a horse.

Etymology

From a specialised use of gate (“way, manner, behaviour, habit", properly "way, path, street, journey”), from Middle English gate (“way, path, road, street”), from Old Norse gata (“path, lane, alley, road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (“passageway, street”). Doublet of gate.

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