fleet-footed

[ fleet-foo t-id ]

/ ˈflitˈfʊt ɪd /

able to run fast.

Words nearby fleet-footed

First recorded in 1585–95

To pursue them would be like chasing the fleet-footed mountain goat in his rocky fastnesses.
How the Other Half Lives|Jacob A. Riis
The fleet-footed barbarians could travel almost as fast on two legs as he could on four.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford
In the meantime the Indian on his fleet-footed ponies would likely be fifty or one hundred miles away from the point of encounter.
The Indians' Last Fight|Dennis Collins
The scouts fondness for fleet-footed ponies was well known by his friends.
Scouting with Kit Carson|Everett T. Tomlinson

But pull the mules never so heartily the fleet-footed savages kept the pace, and kept it well.
In the Whirl of the Rising|Bertram Mitford