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tripple

noun trip·ple \ ˈtripəl \

Definition of tripple

plural -s
chiefly southern Africa
: a gait in which the horse moves both near and both off legs alternately and which somewhat resembles the amble

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Origin and Etymology of tripple

Afrikaans trippel, from trippel to tripple

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tripple

intransitive verb \ " \
variants: or triple \"\

Definition of tripple

or -ed/-ing/-s
chiefly southern Africa
: to go at a tripple

Origin and Etymology of tripple

Afrikaans trippel, from Dutch trippelen, to trip along, amble; akin to Low German trippeln to stamp, trample

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