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trippant

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Represented as walking or trotting, usually with one of the forehooves lifted while the remaining three are on the ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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Etymology

From trip + -ant, alteration of tripping, present participle of trip. Compare Scots trippand (“tripping”), present participle of trip (“to skip, go nimbly, trip”).