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ESTRAPADE
Etymology
Noun
estrapade (plural estrapades)
The rearing, plunging, and kicking actions of a horse trying to get rid of its rider.
Anagrams
• asperated, date rapes, paederast, pæderast, separated
Source: Wiktionary
Es`tra*pade", n. Etym: [F.] (Man.)
Definition: The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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