gait
noun
- pattern of movement of the limbs of animals
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɡeɪt/ / /ɡæɪt/ / /ɡet/
noun
- A sheaf of corn.
- A charge for pasturage.
verb
Etymology: From a specialised use of gate (“way, manner, behaviour, habit", properly "way, path, street, journey”), from Middle English gate (“way, path, road, street”), from Old Norse gata (“path, lane, alley, road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (“passageway, street”). Doublet of gate.
- To teach a specific gait to a horse.