ballotade

American  

[bal-uh-teyd, -tahd] / ˌbæl əˈteɪd, -ˈtɑd /

noun

Dressage.

1. a movement similar to a croupade except that the horse draws in its hind legs so that the iron of the shoes is visible.

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Etymology

Origin of ballotade

1720–30; < French ballottade, balotade, equivalent to ballott ( er ) to move, stir (intransitive), to toss, shake (derivative of ballotte, Old French balote little ball < Italian; see ballot) + -ade -ade ¹