croupade

 [kroo-peyd, kroo-peyd]  

crou·pade

   [kroo-peyd, kroo-peyd]
noun Dressage.
a movement in which a horse jumps up from a pesade with all four legs drawn up under it and lands on four legs in the same place.
Origin:
1840–50; < French (translation of Italian groppata), equivalent to croupe croup2 + -ade -ade1
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Croupade is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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