gambado

English

Etymology

From Italian or Spanish gamba (“leg”). See gambol.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡæmˈbeɪ.dəʊ/

Noun

gambado (plural gambados or gambadoes)

1. (usually in the plural) Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.
2. (in the plural) gamashes; spatterdashes.
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     His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.

3. A gambade (leaping movement).

Verb

gambado (third-person singular simple present gambados, present participle gambadoing, simple past and past participle gambadoed)

1. (intransitive) To perform a gambade (leaping movement).