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gam⋅ba⋅do

2[gam-bey-doh]
–noun, plural -dos, -does.
1. a spring or leap by a horse.
2. a caper or antic.
Also, gam⋅bade [gam-beyd, -bahd] .


Origin:
1810–20; prob. a pseudo-Sp alter. of F gambade a leap or spring, perh. < Pr cambado, gambado, equiv. to gamb(a) leg (see jamb 1 ) + -ado -ade 1
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