redoppe

noun

re·​doppe

rəˈdäp

plural -s

: a show-ring movement in which a horse gallops in circles whose diameter never exceeds ten feet

Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian raddoppio, literally, redoubling, from roddoppiare to double, redouble, from rad- (from re- —from Latin re-—+ ad-, from Latin) + doppiare to double, from Latin duplare

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