FALCADE

Etymology

Noun

falcade (plural falcades)

A horse's movement of throwing itself on its haunches two or three times, bending in very quick curvets.

Source: Wiktionary


Fal*cade" (fâl*kad"), n. Etym: [F., ultimately fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.] (Man.)

Definition: The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very quick curvets. Harris.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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