piaffe

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intransitive verb

ˈpyaf

piaffed; piaffed; piaffing; piaffes

of a horse

: to execute a piaffe

piaffe

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noun

"

plural -s

: a dressage movement consisting of a collected trot executed in place

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

French piaffer, literally, to strut

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