trippant
Represented as walking or trotting, usually with one of the forehooves lifted while…Represented as walking or trotting, usually with one of the forehooves lifted while the remaining three are on the ground.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Represented as walking or trotting, usually with one of the forehooves lifted while the remaining three are on the ground.
Origin
From trip + -ant, alteration of tripping, present participle of trip. Compare Scots trippaFrom trip + -ant, alteration of tripping, present participle of trip. Compare Scots trippand (“tripping”), present participle of trip (“to skip, go nimbly, trip”).
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcountertrippant