tripple

1 of 2

noun

trip·​ple

ˈtripəl

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

tripple

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

variants or triple

"

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly southern Africa

: to go at a tripple

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Afrikaans trippel, from trippel to tripple

Intransitive verb

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

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