gambado

noun /ɡæmˈbeɪ.dəʊ/

1. Either of a pair of protective leather gaiters on a saddle.

2. gamashes; spatterdashes.

   His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.

3. A gambade (leaping movement).

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gambado (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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