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plural gambados or gambadoes
(usually in the plural) Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle. examples
(in the plural) gamashes; spatterdashes. quotations examples
His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.
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A gambade (leaping movement). examples
third-person singular simple present gambados, present participle gambadoing, simple past and past participle gambadoed
(intransitive) To perform a gambade (leaping movement). examples