gambado

gambado
gambado1
/gam bay"doh/, n., pl. 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.
[1650-60; < It gamb(a) leg + -ado -ADE1]
gambado2
/gam bay"doh/, n., pl. gambados, gambadoes.
1. a spring or leap by a horse.
2. a caper or antic.
Also, gambade /gam bayd", -bahd"/.
[1810-20; prob. a pseudo-Sp alter. of F gambade a leap or spring, perh. < Pr cambado, gambado, equiv. to gamb(a) leg (see JAMB1) + -ado -ADE1]

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  • gambado — I. noun (plural does; also dos) Etymology: perhaps modification of Italian gambale, from gamba leg Date: circa 1656 a horseman s legging II. noun (plural does; also dos) Etymology …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • gambado — n. spring or leap of a horse; gaiter (particularly fixed to saddle); legging …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gambado — [gam beɪdəʊ, bα:dəʊ] (also gambade beɪd, bα:d) noun (plural gambados or gambadoes) a horse s leap. Origin C19: from Sp. gambada, from gamba leg …   English new terms dictionary

  • gambado — gam·ba·do …   English syllables

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